Jordan To Launch First Satellite Into Space On Nov 19

Daniyal Sohail Published November 10, 2018 | 12:29 AM

The Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) Friday announced that Jordan's first satellite into space would be launched on November 19.

AMMAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Nov, 2018 ) :The Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) Friday announced that Jordan's first satellite into space would be launched on November 19.

Designed and installed by Jordanian youth, the CubeSat (JY1-SAT) was named in memory of His Majesty the late King Hussein, who held the radio call sign of JY1.

It was built by 19 young engineering students from Jordanian universities and a committee of academics and advisers, under the supervision of the CPF.

JY1-SAT seeks to promote the Kingdom by broadcasting images of tourism and heritage sites, and communicate wirelessly with earth stations worldwide. It will also beam the voice of the Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah with a message of peace which will be available for reception via ground receivers around the world.

The nano-satellite comes on the CPF's Masar (trajectory) initiative which aims to inspire and address youths passion for innovation in space technology.