Kenyan Satellite Launches from California 

Kenya's first earth observation satellite has been launched into orbit by a SpaceX rocket. <br />Elon Musk's company confirmed the separation of the Taifa-1 satellite about an hour after taking off from California. <br />It was developed by a team of Kenyan researchers with the help of a Bulgarian aerospace company. <br />Kenya's satellite was one of a number to be launched from the SpaceX Falcon-9 under the firm's rideshare programme.