Thailand launches first security satellite into space
Thailand on September 3 announced that the country's first security satellite Napa-1 had been successfully launched on a European rocket from France’s Guiana on the same day’s morning.
Thailand's first security satellite Napa-1 is successfully launched on a European rocket from France’s Guiana on September 3 morning. (Photo: BangkokPost)
Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand on September 3 announced that the country's firstsecurity satellite Napa-1 had been successfully launched on a European rocketfrom France’s Guiana on the same day’s morning.
TheArianespace Vega rocket, Flight VV16, lifted off at 8:50am (Bangkok’s time) fromthe Guiana Space Centre.
The rocketcarried 53 satellites from 13 countries and regions into orbit.
Of the 53satellites, seven were microsatellites, weighing no more than 15 kg, with 46smaller nanosatellites.
Napa-1, ananosatellite belonging to the Royal Thai Air Force, will inject into low earthorbit to observe and survey Thai air space for defense and national securitypurposes.
The satellitecould also be used to assist natural disaster relief operations, such asdetecting bushfires and monitoring water resources to mitigate flooding anddrought.
The ThaiGovernment said the launch of Napa-1 had earlier been postponed in Septemberand December due to technical issues./.
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Thailand's first security satellite Napa-1 is successfully launched on a European rocket from France’s Guiana on September 3 morning. (Photo: BangkokPost)
