Academic Institution
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) – Space Programme
Puebla, Mexico
About Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) – Space Programme
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) – Space Programme is an academic institution headquartered in Puebla, Mexico. It works in Satellites & Spacecraft and Earth Observation & Remote Sensing.
Mexican university in Puebla — develops national CubeSats, including AztechSat-1 (with NASA) and the volcano-monitoring GXIBA-1 deployed from the ISS via KiboCUBE.
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HQPuebla, Puebla, Mexico
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