Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Not now

# lorraine hanlon

Yesterday

1st December 2023

Ireland's first satellite, built and designed by UCD students, has been launched into orbit

The historic launch took place in California shortly before 7pm Irish time.

21.6k

Updated

14 hours ago

All time

The first-ever Irish-made satellite could be orbiting the planet next year

UCD’s EIRSAT-1 is undergoing extensive testing ahead of a 2022 launch to low-Earth orbit.

17.6k

Aug 21st 2021, 7:30 AM