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The move aims to enhance network capacity and significantly reduce latency across Southern Africa, marking a major step in improving service performance in the region. Multiple reports have confirmed that Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX, is set to establish a ground station in Mozambique by the end of March. The reports suggest […]

The Egyptian Space Agency and Qamar Space Technology will collaborate on satellite manufacturing, testing, and operations, strengthening Egypt’s space industry and innovation. In a qualitative move for the Egyptian space sector, the Egyptian Space Agency and Qamar Space Technology Company signed a strategic cooperation protocol on March 24, 2025. It aims to strengthen the partnership

On March 28, 1963, NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. This uncrewed suborbital flight helped pave the way for astronauts to launch to the moon. After this initial test phase, NASA started launching test flights with a live second stage and boilerplate

The first orbital rocket to launch from continental Europe is nearing its debut. Germany based Isar Aerospace has scrubbed another launch attempt of its brand new Spectrum rocket due to weather conditions at Europe’s Andøya Spaceport. After a second launch attempt today, the first test flight of Spectrum is scrubbed due to weather restrictions,” Isar

Eutelsat Group has announced the signing of an exclusive distribution partnership agreement between its connectivity business unit, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Rawafed Libya for Telecommunications & Technology (RLTT), the prominent Libyan telecoms operator. This agreement is set to deliver high speed, low latency connectivity across Libya, expanding RLTT’s collaboration with Eutelsat Group to encompass a hybrid

Zimbabwe announced the launch of its second satellite, ZimSat-2, marking another milestone in its space programme. This mission follows the November 2022 deployment of the country’s inaugural satellite, ZimSat-1. ZimSat-2 was successfully launched in a mission helmed by the Zimbabwe National Geo-Spatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) in collaboration with Russia’s Southwest State University (SWSU).  

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

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