China has recently launched a satellite, the first ever owned by his country, aimed at developing its military, economic and space knowledge, the president of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, announced Tuesday evening.
Al-Burhan said during his presidency in Khartoum of a meeting of the Security and Defense Council, that "a satellite was launched for military and economic purposes in partnership with a major country."
"The satellite aims to develop space research, acquire a database and acquire space-based knowledge and science to discover natural resources and serve the military aspects of the country," said Mohammed al-Faki Suleiman, a spokesman for the transitional sovereign council.
Suleiman said that "the moon was launched in cooperation with China and will be managed by Sudan within months," according to "AFP"
The spokesman did not say when or where exactly the satellite was launched, saying only that Khartoum planned to "launch a newer version (of this satellite) within two years."
Although this is the first satellite ever launched by Sudan, this country is mired in a severe financial and economic crisis for decades that has a space program.
The program includes activities such as remote sensing and GPS in a sprawling country with growing interest in satellite development.
By Jaiden Hawk November 07, 2019
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