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...

South African satellite communications company CubeCom has announced a new partnership with Swedish company Unibap AB at the Space Tech Expo Europe. The collaboration aims to integrate CubeCom’s High-Speed Transmitters with Unibap’s advanced Edge Computer Systems, promising seamless compatibility...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...