YANGON -- Myanmar plans to launch its first satellite in 2021, using Japanese technology. Engineers and researchers in the country will develop an ultrasmall satellite and launch it into Earth orbit with the help of Japan's Hokkaido University and Tohoku University.
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Myanmar to launch its first satellite in 2021 with Japan's help
Monitoring from space will help improve agriculture and disaster response
![[B]FM Vibration Test--2018-08-17 10.04.01.jpg](https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fcms-image-bucket-productionv3-ap-northeast-1-a7d2.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fimages%2F5%2F8%2F2%2F8%2F26938285-6-eng-GB%2FCropped-1589165575%5BB%5DFM%2520Vibration%2520Test--2018-08-17%252010.04.01.jpg?width=780&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto)
Engineers test the Philippines' second satellite, Diwata-2, in 2018. (Photo provided by Hokkaido University and Tohoku University)
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