People take selfie pictures in front of a satellite antenna during the ceremony for the launching of the Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS) in Entoto Observatory and Research Centre in Addis Ababa. AFP  
People take selfie pictures in front of a satellite antenna during the ceremony for the launching of the Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS) in Entoto Observatory and Research Centre in Addis AShow more

Africa

Ethiopia launches first satellite into space

The satellite will be used for weather forecast and crop monitoring, officials said.

Reuters

December 20, 2019