Bolivia moves ahead with first CubeSat, Waskiri‑Sat, and space policy law
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The Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo will lead the development and operation of Bolivia's first satellite, Waskiri‑Sat, while the Bolivian Space Agency will provide ground infrastructure, technical support and student internships for the project.
Waskiri‑Sat is a CubeSat equipped with artificial intelligence and multispectral cameras for forest‑fire data exchange; it was selected in July 2025 by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and Exolaunch for a launch funded under the Access to Space for All initiative, with testing support from Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology and a ground station being built at 4,000 m altitude in Batallas, and two agreements will be signed covering development, operation and a civil space policy framework law.