Universidad Alas Peruanas
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Universidad Alas Peruanas (UAP or Peruvian Wings University) was a university located in Lima, Peru, founded on April 26, 1996, through the Alas Peruanas Cooperative, which was composed of members of the Peruvian Armed Forces. It was later managed by Peruvian politician Joaquín Ramírez. In January 2014, the school launched UAPSat-1, a satellite that monitors the environment outside the Earth's atmosphere aboard the Cygnus CRS Orb-1 mission. Following a long license denial process by SUNEDU, the university permanently ceased operations in 2025.
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