AAC Clyde Space’s subsidiary AAC Space Africa has won its first satellite order. AAC Space Africa will assemble, integrate and test two satellites. The order valued at 4.1m South African Rands (approx. SEK 2.3 M) is scheduled for delivery in June 2024. AAC Clyde Space CEO Luis Gomes said we are delighted that AAC Space …
On March 27, 1989, the Soviet Union’s Phobos 2 mission to Mars’ moons ended in failure. But the whole mission was definitely not a failure. Phobos 2 arrived in Mars orbit two months earlier and had been studying Mars and Phobos, the larger of the planet’s two moons. During that time, it beamed 37 pictures …
Dr Sherif Sedky, CEO of Egyptian Space Agency, has announced that the African Development Satellite AfDevSat, a collaborative effort involving Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda, remains on schedule for launch by the year’s end. This satellite is specifically designed for climate change studies, with each participating country responsible for specific subsystems while Egypt …
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Eutelsat Group has announced the extension of its partnership with InterSAT, Africa’s satellite service provider, aimed at supporting InterSAT’s expansion in the pan-African enterprise and retail segments. Under this multi-year strategic agreement, InterSAT will integrate Ku-Band capacity over Central and Eastern Africa on Eutelsat’s Eutelsat 70B satellite into its existing portfolio, which already includes Ka-Band …
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