On March 26, 1958, the United States launched its third satellite into space. Explorer 3 was almost identical to Explorer 1, the first satellite the U.S. ever launched. Explorer 3 was the first successful launch in the series after Explorer 1. Explorer 3 launched on a Juno I rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida and entered …
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Eutelsat Group has entered into a new multi-year agreement with satellite solutions provider Q-KON to expand Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite services across Sub-Saharan Africa. The new partnership aims to strengthen the delivery of critical services such as cloud-based applications, remote healthcare, e-learning, fintech applications and enterprise connectivity across Sub-Saharan Africa, benefiting both urban and …
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Egyptian Space Agency EgSA has announced the successful conclusion of the operational phase of Nexsat-1, Egypt’s first Earth observation satellite. This satellite developed through a collaboration with the German firm BST marks a significant leap in Egypt’s space technology capabilities. Over the last two years, the Nexsat-1 project has been pivotal in enhancing Egyptian expertise …
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The Egyptian Space Agency, in partnership with the African Space Agency and under the oversight of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, inaugurated the 2025 Basic Space Technology Training Grant on January 13, 2025. Hosted at the Space Academy in Cairo, the program welcomed 21 engineers and specialists from 20 African nations, furthering Egypt’s commitment to …
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On March 25, 1655, Saturn’s moon Titan was discovered by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (a name that you’ve probably heard mispronounced as “Hoy-gens”). Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and it was the first of 62 moons to be found orbiting Saturn. Huygens discovered Titan using a telescope he designed himself. While looking …
It has become one of just 12 African nations with their own surveillance and telecommunications satellites in space. The country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the move marks a major step towards Senegal’s “technological sovereignty”. “I would like to express my pride and gratitude to all those who made this project possible,” he said in …
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Ethiopians are looking forward to Friday, December 20, as the country launches its first satellite, the ET-RSS1, into space. It is a 70kg MultiSpectral Remote Sensing Satellite, tested and set to be shot to space at 700km above earth’s surface. A Twitter account dedicated to the launch, “the Ethiopia Remote Sensing Satellite, ETRSS,”: said: “For …
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Thales Alenia Space and Moroccan company Panafsat recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to develop a Moroccan satellite communications system designed to bridge the digital divide across Africa. The partnership aims to provide high-speed internet services to 26 African countries, encompassing a population of 550 million across 12 million square kilometers. The system will …
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Satellite data subscription in Kenya grew by a whopping 1,955.3% following the licensing and launch of Starlink Internet Services Kenya in July 2023, states a new report by the Communications Authority (CA). According to the fourth quarter industry statistics by the CA, satellite data subscribers stood at 8,324 by June compared to 4,808 in March …
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Rwanda Space Agency RSA and China’s STAR.VISION Aerospace Limited STAR.VISION have announced the successful completion of the Algorithm Rideshare Programme aboard satellite WJ-1A. In March 2023, RSA and STAR.VISION signed a memorandum of understanding MoU to collaborate on developing and deploying AI algorithms to assess land use and generate statistics automatically. A team of six …
