Saudi Arabia to launch a small satellite every two years

Saudi Arabia will launch a small satellite into orbit every two or three years under a 12-year space program devised by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), it was announced here on Sunday. Prince Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed, president of KACST, made the announcement during a speech at a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of the spaceship Discovery by NASA. Prince Turki said KACST is scheduled to implement its satellite program starting from 2019 through 2020... More

(Source: Al-Arabiya - Sep 8)