Lalitpur, January 12
Nepal’s MUNAL Satellite is being launched today. The Nepal Academy of Science and Technology said that the entire preparations for the launch of the student-built satellite were over. The development of this satellite, led by Nepali students at the higher secondary level, is a landmark achievement in Nepal’s journey to space science.
Made with the efforts of two years, the MUNAL Satellite would be used for monitoring of plants, tests of domestic technology and processing of AI-driven data. Member Secretary of the Academy, Dr Rabindra Prasad Dhakal, said that the launch of the MUNAL Satellite ISRO will be conducted from the Academy’s ground station in Khumltar, Lalitpur, at 10:32 local time.
