Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency

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Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana
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Owner  Ecuador
Established November 1, 2007
Headquarters Guayaquil, Ecuador
Motto Ex Sominus Ad Astra[1]
Administrator Hector Carrion
Website EXA.ec

The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; Spanish: Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana) is a private Ecuadorian organization founded in 2007 that conducts research on space and planetary sciences. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization with civilian oversight.

EXA had tested microgravity via parabolic flight with the Ecuadorian Air Force. EXA launched Ecuador's first satellite, the CubeSat NEE-01 Pegaso, in April 2013 aboard a Chinese Long March 2D.[2][3] Its second satellite, the follow-on CubeSat NEE-02 Krysaor, was launched from Russia aboard a Dnepr rocket in November 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Latin for "From a Dream to the Stars"
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