Nigeria launches two satellites into orbit to monitor natural disasters

• Date:17 Aug 2011
• Source(s):International Business Times Inc. (IBTimes)

Nigeria worked with UK engineers on the project of two satellites will provide Nigeria with the ability to enhance food security through monthly crop monitoring and a variety of other applications, including the monitoring of disaster-prone areas in Nigerian territory, that sees extreme weather conditions such as severe droughts in the dry season and devastating rainfall in the wet season.

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