Rabat, The first two Moroccan university nanosatellites, "UM5-EOSat" and "UM5-Ribat", were recently launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (USA).The project, carried out on August 16 at 19:56, is the fruit of collaboration between Mohammed V University in Rabat, the National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST) and the Moroccan Royal Centre for Space Studies and Research, says Mohammed V University in Rabat in a press release.This cooperation aims to train a new generation of Moroccan university researchers and engineers in the field of space technologies, the same source notes, Maghreb Arabe Press (MAP) reported.Each of the two satellites has a mass of less than 4 kg and a volume of 300 x 100 x 100 mm, says the press release, adding that "UM5-EOSat" is equipped with a camera for Earth Observation missions, while "UM5-Ribat" is equipped with a software-defined radio (SDR).The latter, continues the same source, will carry out telecommunications missi ons, including locating airliners (ADS-B) and ships (AIS), as well as collecting data from ground terminals (IoT).Their in-orbit reprogrammable design illustrates the expertise developed within the Mohammed V University, enabling satellite functionalities to be adjusted or modified in flight as required.The data collected by the nanosatellites will be made available to national universities, according to the same source.Source: Bahrain News Agency