Morocco on Wednesday launched successfully its second Earth-observation satellite, video and statement from the launching base said.
The satellite, called Mohammed 6-B, was launched from the European spaceport in French Guiana on the Northern coast of South America.
“An Arianespace Vega rocket launched the Mohammed 6-B satellite and placed it in the same orbit with its twin satellite Mohammed 6-A which was launched one year ago, also on a Vega rocket.
“Morocco plans to use the satellites for land mapping, natural disaster prevention and management, environmental monitoring and border surveillance,’’ Arianespace said in a statement.
The statement added that Airbus Defence and Space built the satellite platform while Thales Alenia Space supplied the payload and the ground segment for image processing.
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