Tunisia- First Tunisian satellite in the final phase before its launch

It will be the first Tunisian satellite, developed by Tunisian skills, operating to set up this satellite which contains several applications in different fields including security, urban planning, agriculture and the environment, called “Challenge One”, will be launched on November 15, 2020.

“The functional tests carried out on the Tunisian satellite“ Challenge One ”have been finalized in Tunisia and Moscow and, now, the final phase of the“ launch tests ”has begun at the Russian technological pole“ Skolkovo Innovation Center ”. These are, according to Telnet CEO Mohammed Frikha  tests that would prove the predisposition of the satellite to be launched into space and its ability to take its place in orbit, “he said on his Facebook account.

According to TRT World,The small satellite will be launched by a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.If it is successful, Telnet plans to roll out a constellation of 30 additional satellites over the next decade.

Telnet hopes to improve earth observation of Tunisia and create new technological opportunities that could assist the country’s agricultural production, as well as its health and maritime sectors, from tracing the effects of pollution to monitoring the weather.

“Today, there are satellites for geo-location and navigation, communications and television. We decided to work with internet technology – the Internet of Things –  because it’s the future,” said Frikha in an interview at the company’s hulking, galactic headquarters in downtown Tunis.