Senegalese Professor Gayane Faye (C), doctor in spatial remote sensing and coordinator of the development of Senegal's satellites, and his assistants check a part of the satellite Gaindesat-1B at the CSUM (Space University Center of Montpellier) in Montpellier, southern France, on September 4, 2026. Gaindesat-1B is designed to build on Senegal's first satellite, Gaindesat-1A, launched from California in 2024, and will collect environmental data and imagery to support natural resource management, territorial monitoring and climate observation. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)