TRL Rwanda CubeSat Spacecraft

Spacecraft name	TRL Rwanda CubeSat
Form factor	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	not launched, expected in 2025
Launcher	Falcon 9, (Transporter-14)
Organization	TRL Space
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Nation	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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