The Nigerian space program will only cost $2.5 million per year
Avi Blizovsky
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Nigeria hopes to launch its first satellite in 2003, according to its Minister of Science and Technology. The satellite, built in collaboration with the British company Surrey Space Technology, will be used for weather observation and will later become a communication satellite. This is how the BBC delivers.
In July 2001, the Nigerian government approved the proposal for a national space policy and set a goal to launch its own satellite as well as start research in the field of space. With the initiative, which will cost 2.5 million dollars per year, there are also hopes that the satellite will improve the country's shaky communications system.
Initially, the remote sensing satellite will be used to solve practical problems of agriculture, forestry and the sea through remote sensing of isolated areas of the country for signs of fires or floods. 15 Nigerian engineers are training in the UK and they will participate in the design and manufacture of the satellite.
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