President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the team of Ghanaians whose satellite, the GhanaSat-1, successfully reached orbit Friday.
The satellite, built by a team of students and professors of the All Nations University College in the Eastern Region, was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in the US in June.
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VIDEO: Lead Researcher On Ghanaian Satellite Launch Team Explains The Significance Of The Achievement
We reported Friday on a landmark achievement of students at the All Nations University College in Koforidua, whose GhanaSat-1 satellite successfully reached orbit.
The GhanaSat-1 is the first satellite of its kind launched by Ghana to successfully reach orbit, and aside feeling proud of the achievement, it has a lot of practical implications for us as well.
GhanaSat1 – Ghana's First Ever Space Satellite Successfully Enters Orbit
The first ever space satellite launched by Ghanaians has successfully made orbit.
The GhanaSat-1, launched by students of the All Nations University College in Koforidua, completed it’s one month journey since it’s launch in June, finally entering orbit today, Friday, July 7.