30 March 2019 Mauritius Soon to be Space Faring Nation mauritiusresearchcouncil MIR-SAT1 Mauritius, MIR-SAT1, Space-faring 0 The MIR-SAT1 (Mauritius InfraRed SATellite 1) is a Mauritian project consisting of a 1U CubeSat. The satellite was conceptualised by Mauritian Engineers and is currently in the design phase.