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Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | November 1, 2007 |
Type | Space agency |
Headquarters | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Motto | Ex Sominus Ad Astra[a] |
Administrator | Tyler Kauker (2017-2019)
Michael W. Gerbasio III (2019-2019) Tyler Kauker (2020-Present) |
Owner | ![]() |
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.[1][2] Its second satellite, the follow-on CubeSat NEE-02 Krysaor, was launched from Russia aboard a Dnepr rocket in November 2013.[3]
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