By | 20 November 2018

UENR Falconsat Launch Support – Eoric 2018

ATLAS Space Operations together with Earth Observation Research & Innovation centre (EORIC) will be supporting the Satellite launch of FalconSat which will ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on Monday, 19th November, 2018, @ 5pm to 12 midnight.

FalconSAT is the name of the United States Air Force Academy’s small satellite engineering program. Satellites are designed, built, tested, and operated by Academy cadets. The project is administered by the USAFA Space Systems Research Centre under the direction of the Department of Astronautics.

EORIC and ATLAS would provide Telemetry, Tracking & Control (TT&C) support for FalconSat, from the EORC lab.

All are cordially invited for such a life time experience. Since this is happening for the first time in Africa.