TRL Rwanda CubeSat Spacecraft

Name	Hyperspectral 6U CubeSat (TRL Rwanda CubeSat)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher	Falcon 9, (Transporter-17)
Organisation	TRL Space
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Country	Rwanda
Manufacturer	AIVT by TRL Space
Oneliner	Rwandan satellite with hyperspectral camera.
Description	Hyperspectral sensing offers a great synergic remote-sensing technique for agriculture, climate change, natural hazards, security or border control. Satellite will offer customized identification of spectral characteristics of a wide list of events/cases and their algorithmized detection from satellites. Project is led by TRL Space Rwanda with cooperation with local ecosystem, industrial partners, universities, Rwanda Space Agency and other stakeholders. Part of the project is the investment in a new infrastructure for satellites development in Kigali and TRL Space will open new job opportunities for local engineers and students.
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