Tunisia to launch first satellite on March 20

Satellite to be launched on Tunisian Independence Day by Russian Soyuz-2 spacecraft in Kazakhstan. Tunisia has announced that it will be launching its first satellite Challenge One on the 65th Independence day on March 20. The satellite will be launched by the Russian Soyuz-2 spacecraft from a base in Kazakhstan. The launch, scheduled for March 20, will also carry the SIMBA (System for Improving Monitoring of the Behavior of Wild Animals) satellite designed to track wild animals around the Kenyan National Parks. According to the agreement, Challenge One is going to be a precursor…