# Russia may launch Tanzania’s first satellite in March 2027

https://mins.news/en/item/120857

- TASS, 2026-10-29 13:42 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://tass.com/science/2210243

> Russia may use a Russian carrier rocket to put Tanzania’s first Earth observation satellite into orbit in March 2027, according to a Ugandan news portal. Roscosmos and Tanzania’s communications ministry have signed a framework agreement on space cooperation, and Russia also plans to help Tanzania establish a national space agency.