The second Nano Satellite that was designed by the Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies has been released into orbit.
The Nano satellite named ‘KITSUNE’ was sent into orbit at approximately 5:20 PM Sri Lankan time on Thursday (24), nearly 400 km away from the International Space Station.
The ‘KITSUNE’ Nano Satellite, which was developed by the Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies with the assistance of 5 international centers comprises a camera system that is state-of-the-art.
According to the Department of Government Information, ‘KITSUNE’ was taken to the International Space Station on board the Cygnus NG-17 rocket.
It is the seventeenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixteenth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract with NASA.
The mission launched on 19th February 2022.
courtesy NewsWire
