LALITPUR: Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) is going to launch a satellite in the space on the 17th April. “Preparations are underway to launch Nepalisat-1, the first satellite of Nepal in the space which shall orbit the earth at the height of 400 km from its surface,” said Sano Babu Shrestha, NAST vice chancellor. Having a satellite of its own shall save the cost for Nepal in obtaining various data.