How is Botswana building its first space satellite?
Botswana wants to use images from its space satellite for things like town planning, farming and mining. The technology is being developed by local scientists
鈥淭he initial investment is quite high, but looking long-term into many development projects, I think it is an investment worthwhile鈥� 鈥� Professor Otlogetswe Totolo
Botswana is building its very first space satellite.
Known as Bot-Sat-1, it is being developed by scientists and engineers at Botswana International University of Science and Technology in the town of Palapye.
The southern African country is looking to use images produced by this technology in town planning, mining, farming and other areas of commerce.
Alan Kasujja sits down with Prof. Otlogetswe Totolo and Dr. Dimane Mpoeleng who are at the heart of the project.
He tries to understand if the satellite is worth the millions of dollars spent to develop it.
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