Libya seeks to revive Murzuq satellite station
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libya Herald
The Director General of the Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, Faisal A. Al-Abdali, inspected the Murzuq direct satellite data reception station. The authority is working to restore the facility, which has been out of service since being sabotaged during the 2011 revolution, so it can receive data from international satellites and support research, according to the Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Science.
Professor Faisal A. Al-Abdali, Director General of the Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, inspected the Murzuq direct satellite data reception station on Friday 16 October 2026 to assess what was needed to bring it back into service, according to the Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Science (LCRSSS), as reported by Libya Herald.
Established in 2009, the station was one of the first facilities designed to receive data directly from the French SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 satellites. The visit was part of an assessment of the state of Libya’s research institutions and their needs, according to the LCRSSS.
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