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Algeria Launches Second Satellite in Two Weeks, Expands to Largest Fleet in North Africa
TechnologyGovernment2 days ago 1 min read

Algeria Launches Second Satellite in Two Weeks, Expands to Largest Fleet in North Africa

Algeria launched its ALSAT-3B Earth observation satellite on a Chinese Long March 2C rocket from Jiuquan on February 2, fourteen days after ALSAT-3A entered orbit on January 15. With these two additions, Algeria now operates the largest national satellite fleet in North Africa.