Royal Thai air force's second satellite launched into space


BANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua): The Royal Thai air force's (RTAF) second satellite was successfully launched into space on Thursday (July 1), according to Thailand's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).

The Napa-2 earth observation satellite was launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida in the United States at 02:31am local time, the GISTDA announced on its Facebook page.

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