Tunisia’s TELNET group signs first satellite launch contract with Russia

Tunisia’s company TELNET signed a contract with the Russian operator of commercial launches of Soyuz-2 rockets GK Launch Services for putting in space Tunisia’s first satellite. The Tunisian group TELNET organised a ceremony at the Digital Research Center in Sfax on Monday for the signing of a contract for launching in 2020 its first satellite Challenge ONE with Russia’s Soyuz-2 rocket. GK Launch Services CEO Alexander Serkin and TELNET CEO Mohamed Frikha took part in the ceremony. The Tunisian satellite launch project is part of the research and innovations for…