Ireland's first-ever satellite set for launch into space this month

EIRSAT-1 — or Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 — will be sent into Low Earth Orbit on November 29 with three experiments.

Ireland's first-ever satellite will be launched into space at the end of this month, marking a "milestone" for the country’s space industry.

The EIRSAT-1 satellite was designed, built and tested at University College Dublin (UCD) and will travel to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where it will be sent into orbit on November 29.