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# Eirsat-1

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.
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Last year
2022
European Space Agency to launch Ireland's first satellite early next year
It will orbit 520km above Earth’s surface in what is known as low Earth orbit.
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Oct 4th 2022, 6:35 PM
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.
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Aug 21st 2021, 7:30 AM
Ireland's first ever satellite could blast off as early as 2019 (and it might even have a little flag)
Eirsat-1 will hitch a ride to the ISS before it’s released into space.
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Nov 26th 2017, 10:01 PM