The launch of the Taifa-1 Sat, a satellite created by Kenyan researchers, has once again been postponed.


Since identical announcements were made yesterday, the scheduled launch day has been postponed twice.


The launch date was moved to April 14 on Wednesday morning, according to Lt Col Andrew Nyawade, interim head of Kenya Space Agency's Space Regulation, Exploration, and Utilization.

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"We have received communication that the launch of the first operational satellite in Kenya will be delayed till April 14 2023 due to strong winds in the upper atmosphere," he said.


This will be the second occasion that inclement weather has caused the launch to be postponed.


On Tuesday, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying satellites from other nations was scheduled to launch the spacecraft known as Nation-1 or Taifa-1 in Swahili.


The Kenya Space Agency had said in a statement on Tuesday that the delay was brought on by "unfavorable upper-level wind conditions" that would have an impact on the rocket's flight path. 



According to a statement on Tuesday, the launch was initially planned to occur at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Wednesday, April 12. However, it has now been postponed by two days.


Data delivery for use in environmental monitoring, land management, food security, and agriculture will be the satellite's main goal.