The East African published on 30 September 2020 an article titled "Ethiopia Readies to Launch Second Satellite, Plans for 10 More by 2035" by Tesfa-Alem Tekle.
China launched Ethiopia's first satellite in 2019. It was designed for weather forecasting and crop monitoring. China is scheduled to launch a second satellite in December 2020 for flood and disaster prediction. Over the next ten years, Ethiopia plans to launch seven more satellites, including a communication satellite next year.
