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Nigeria EduSat-1 was a Nigerian nanosatellite built by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), created in conjunction with the Japanese Birds-1 program. It was Nigeria's first satellite built by a university. It was launched from the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station.

The satellite was designed, built, and owned by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), in conjunction with Nigeria's National Space Research and Development Agency and Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology.[8][9] It was equipped with 0.3 megapixel and 5 megapixel cameras, and with the rest of the satellite fleet took images of Nigeria. The satellite transmitted songs and poems as an outreach project to generate Nigerian interest in science. The signal could be received by amateur radio operators. The satellite constellation also conducted measurements of the atmospheric density 400 kilometres (250 mi) above the Earth.[10] The satellite cost about US$500,000 to manufacture and launch.

If I hear you say FUTA built a satellite again, I would flog you

Nothing as been heard about this satellite since it was launched.

How real ?

HigherEd:
If I hear you say FUTA built a satellite again, I would flog you

cubesat of the nanosat family is not all that difficult to build, in a normal, scientific society, secondary students build such things!

HigherEd:
If I hear you say FUTA built a satellite again, I would flog you

cubesat of the nanosat family is not all that difficult to build, in a normal, scientific society, secondary students build such things!
If really FUTA did built such a thing, I will still have to commend them because such an action is a feat in Nigeria.

Lethal234:
Nothing as been heard about this satellite since it was launched.

chai

Cubesat not NigSat.

OP, be guided

This image belongs to one of SPACE X rockets it built for NASA. Show us the image of the one built in Akure.

sinkhole:
cubesat of the nanosat family is not all that difficult to build, in a normal, scientific society, secondary students build such things!

Thank you for specifying the kind of society; "normal".

Mailthaddeus:
This image belongs to one of SPACE X rockets it built for NASA. Show us the image of the one built in Akure.

maybe it's fake news afterall

sinkhole:
maybe it's fake news afterall

Lol. Maybe it's this one

As long as Japan is associated with the innovation, we built nothing! Quote me anywhere.

LordIsaac:
As long as Japan is associated with the innovation, we built nothing! Quote me anywhere.

Hahahahaha, very true.

Where is the picture of the satellite?
I even lost interest when I saw Japan in the list of those involved. We never ready for this country

Behave or consequences

What's d purpose of the satellite... U don't just go and build anything u like just bcus u want to follow others and build....this is y we r still were we are in space exploration...

Japanese?? I thought it was launched in conjunction with Russia

WoeBetide666:
Nigeria EduSat-1 was a Nigerian nanosatellite built by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), created in conjunction with the Japanese Birds-1 program. It was Nigeria's first satellite built by a university. It was launched from the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station.

The satellite was designed, built, and owned by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), in conjunction with Nigeria's National Space Research and Development Agency and Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology.[8][9] It was equipped with 0.3 megapixel and 5 megapixel cameras, and with the rest of the satellite fleet took images of Nigeria. The satellite transmitted songs and poems as an outreach project to generate Nigerian interest in science. The signal could be received by amateur radio operators. The satellite constellation also conducted measurements of the atmospheric density 400 kilometres (250 mi) above the Earth.[10] The satellite cost about US$500,000 to manufacture and launch.

We can do it

For those doubting:
https://m.guardian.ng/technology/edusat-1-satellite-goes-into-orbit-today/amp/

Its actually true
But the satellite went out of orbit

theFilmtricsay

It was equipped with 0.3 megapixel and 5 megapixel cameras

Mailthaddeus:
Lol. Maybe it's this one

What is this? Crayon?

Mailthaddeus:
Lol. Maybe it's this one

please what's happening in this picture, I have been seeing it lately

Most of the people condemning this are igbos they think they are the only one that can build such things

lascos912:
Most of the people condemning this are igbos they think they are the only one that can build such things

must you bring tribalism here? haba!!
the way some people are so drunk & addicted to this tribalistic- myopic reasoning/mindset still surprises me.

Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, we are human beings created by same God..... we have just one life to live, live it in love for others irrespective of tribe. thanks

Excallibur:
please what's happening in this picture, I have been seeing it lately

They are preparing the ijele masquerade for it's maiden dance