Two first Moroccan university nanosatellites, “UM5-EOSat” and “UM5-Ribat”, were recently launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from the American base in Vandenberg, California. This project is the result of a collaboration between the Mohammed V University of Rabat, the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST) and the Royal Center for Space Studies and Research. These satellites will carry out telecommunications missions, including the location of airliners (ADS-B) and ships (AIS), as well as the collection of data from ground terminals (IoT).
