Morocco launches its second earth observation satellite
November 23 , 2018
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- Morocco successfully launched its second earth observation satellite named Mohammed VI-B.
- It has been launched on board of Ariane space Vega rocket from the launch pad at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana in South America.
- It will be placed at same orbit as its twin satellite Mohammed 6-A, the first Moroccan satellite launched in November 2017 also on Vega rocket.
- The launch completes Morocco’s two-satellite constellation for the Earth observation.
- The satellite was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence & Space.
- Arianespace is a multinational company founded in 1980 and is the world’s first commercial launch service provider in the space sector.
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