Hayasat-1, the first fully Armenian-made satellite, reaches orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg in California and placed into orbit Hayasat-1, the first satellite built entirely in Armenia. The launch had been postponed by two days.

The CubeSat-format nanosatellite was designed and assembled by Armenian engineers. It reached orbit as part of a group of more than two dozen spacecraft.

Earlier, in 2022, the ArmSat-1 satellite was put into orbit, but it was manufactured abroad on Armenia's order.

The Ministry of High-Tech Industry called the launch an important step in developing the country's space industry and training its own specialists.