The Challenge One satellite, which was built by TelNet’s team of telecoms engineers, is primarily an Internet of Things satellite. Through this initiative, Tunisia became the first Maghreb nation and sixth African country to establish its own satellite.
Name of Satellite | Challenge One |
Purpose | Technology Development |
Contractor | TELNET Holding |
Country of Contractor | Tunisia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 3 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 535 |
Date of Launch | 22.03.2021 |
Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1a |
COSPAR Number | 2021-022AA |
NORAD Number | 47956 |
Challenge One is set to be the first of a constellation of 30 satellites.