Nepal -built MUNAL Satellite is being launched today. 

The Nepal Academy Science and Technology said that the entire preparations for the launch of the student-build satellite were over. 

Development of this satellite, which is led by the higher secondary level Nepali students, is a landmark achievement in Nepal's journey to space science. 

Made with the efforts of two years, the MUNAL Satellite would be used for monitoring of plants, tests of domestic technology and processing of AI-driven data. 

Member Secretary of Academy Dr Rabindra Prasad Dhakal said that the launch of the MUNAL Satellite ISRO will be conducted from the Academy's ground station in Khumltar, Lalitpur, at 10:32 local time.