Spanish satellite due to go into orbit next year Minister announces

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Pedro Duque, has announced that the Spanish satellite – Ingenio – will launch at the end of next year.

The satellite, will will provide high resolution images of the earths surface, will be launched on a Vega rocket, and is expected to spend up to 7 years in space.

The satellite is planned to be part of the Spanish Earth Observation Satellite program.

Me complace anunciar que Sevilla acogerá el próximo Consejo Ministerial de la Agencia Espacial Europea, que tendrá lugar en noviembre de 2019.

I'm pleased to announce that Seville will host the next Ministerial Council Meeting of the European Space Agency in November 2019. pic.twitter.com/2tKAt8h5Ix

— Pedro Duque (@astro_duque) October 25, 2018

During the presentation, he also announced that Spain will host the next Ministerial Council of the European Space Agency, which will be held in Seville.

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