Home Event The Launch Of Ethiopia’s First Satellite
Ethiopia’s first-ever satellite, ET-RSS1, is going to space on 17th Dec 2019 at 6:21 AM Ethiopian Time, according to the Ethiopian Space Science Technology Institute (ESSTI).
The news was disclosed during a joint press briefing by the Minister of innovation and Technology, Dr Getahun Mekuria, and the ESSTI General Director, Dr Solomon Belay.
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