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Kenya deploys first earth observation satellite into space

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule launches to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. [Reuters]

Kenya's first earth observation satellite was launched into space Saturday after two aborted attempts earlier in the week.

The country's Taifa-1 was among the satellites on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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