Sri Lanka’s 1st satellite - Raavana-1 launched

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It is a cube satellite measuring 11.3 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, and weighs around 1.05 kg
The satellite was lauched under ‘Birds project’ an acronym for ‘Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project’, which is a cross-border interdisciplinary satellite project for non-space faring countries supported by Japan.
It is first step towards creating an indigenous space program by designing, building, operating, testing and launching 1st satellite for participating nations.
The Birds 3 project is led by Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology and involves students from Sri Lanka, Nepal and Japan.