Djibouti-1A (HydroSat) CubeSat satellite in orbit for monitoring local climate in Djibouti

Djibouti-1A (HydroSat) CubeSat satellite in orbit for monitoring local climate in Djibouti

The Republic of Djibouti launched its first satellite, Djibouti-1A, in November 2023. The LEO satellite was launched with the Transporter 9 Rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket, operated by SpaceX from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in the USA. The satellite was released from the EXOPad Nova satellite dispenser from Space Logistics company EXOLaunch.

Developed through a joint capacity-building program between Djibouti and its technical partner, the Centre Spatial Universitaire de Montpellier (CSUM) in France, Djiboutian and French engineers designed, constructed and tested the satellite.

Djibouti-1A (HydroSat) CubeSat satellite will help the country access, real-time data spread over the entire territory, from climatological and seismic stations, such as temperature, rainfall, river depth and hydrometry across the country. With the new Nano-satellite, policymakers can access relevant high-definition spectral information to enhance Agriculture and better track environmental changes across the country.