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 …
[ Nigeria To Launch Four Satellites To Strengthen Space Tech Capability ] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved the launch of four new satellites to advance Nigeria’s efforts and enhance its space technology capabilities. The announcement was made by Dr Matthew Adepoju, the Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, at …
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The Democratic Republic of Congo DRC has announced plans to purchase an Earth Observation satellite using a $20m financing arrangement from Sicomines, a strategic mining partnership between Chinese and Congolese investors, reported Space in Africa. The announcement was made by Gilbert Kabanda, Minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, during a plenary Senate session held …
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Angola Cables and global Network as a Service NaaS provider Megaport have announced a strategic partnership that will enable customers to connect to over 930 data centres and more than 300 cloud nodes worldwide. This dual arrangement leverages Megaport’s global network underlay and Angola Cables’ international infrastructure to enhance digital connectivity across key global markets. …
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On March 23, 1840, a New Yorker named John William Draper became the first person to take a photo of the moon. Draper was a doctor, scientist and photographer who studied photochemistry to come up with better ways to take pictures. Before Draper photographed the moon, another photographer Louis Daguerre had tried to do the …
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