Mongolia’s first satellite named after Gobi bear ‘Mazaalai’ sent into space
A Falcon 9 Space X rocket carrying Mongolia`s first miniature-sized satellite, Mazaalai lifted off from Kennedy Space Center located in Florida, the USA.
Mongolia’s first satellite named after Gobi bear ‘Mazaalai’ sent into space. A Falcon 9 Space X rocket carrying Mongolia`s first miniature-sized satellite, Mazaalai lifted off from Kennedy Space Center located in Florida, the USA. The country's fist satellite has been built by Mongolian students studying at the Kyushu Institute of Technology with assistance from Japan. The first-ever satellite owned by Mongolia is named after the Mongolian Gobi bear ‘Mazaalai’ that only exist in Mongolia. The miniature satellite is capable of taking 100m resolution images in the altitude of around 400km, transmitting data through 437MHz frequency modulation, identifying satellite locations, determining air density in the altitude of 400km, detecting space radiation and using ground stations as an international network. In March 1981, the first space flight by Mongolian was performed and 36 years later, Mongolia has taken its second significant step into space.
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