Ghana Space News

Spectrum for the Space and Satellite Industry .

The recent World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) in Dubai saw regulators and industry players from across the globe attempt to shape the future of telecom, satellite and space applications. After four weeks of intense discussions and debates, 43 new resolutions were approved, with 56 existing...

NileSat and Es’hailSat Sign Partnership Agreement to Enhance Satellite Services across MENA Region.

According to the news report released by Ahram Online, NileSat and Es’hailSat have signed a strategic partnership agreement to enhance satellite services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This collaboration will encompass various aspects, including video broadcasting, satellite...

KSA and JKUAT, in Collaboration with JICA, Launched Locally-Made N-3 Rockets.

According to the news report released by KSA, the joint efforts with the Nakuja project team from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have led to the third launch of the N-3 rockets, named Kabura, Kifaru, Simba, and Tembo...

879 days! Russian Cosmonaut Breaks Record For Total Time Spent In Space.

The spaceflight record books have just been rewritten. Over the weekend, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a new mark for most total days spent off Earth, eclipsing the 878 days, 11 hours and 30 minutes of his countryman Gennady Padalka, according to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency...

Newspace Africa Conference 2024.

Theme: The Role in closing Africa Poverty Gap. The Newspace event will come to Luanda in 2024. NewSpace Africa Conference is a high-level gathering of industry leaders, commercial space companies, investors, and other key stakeholders in the African space and satellite industry. Globally, a new era...

China Launches 20 Satellites On Separate Inland and Sea Rocket Launches.

A pair of Chinese rockets launched 11 mobility services satellites for an automaker and nine further, diverse satellites into orbit late Friday. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China at 6:37 p.m. Eastern (2337 UTC) Feb. 2, followed hours later...

Egypt Launches Experimental Satellite, Nexsat-1.

The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) officially launched its experimental satellite, Nexsat-1, using China’s small orbital launch vehicle, Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3), from the coast of Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, on February 3, 2024. Following the successful launch...

Satellite Phone Networks Can Democratize Global Communication .

Early this year, using T-Mobile’s network, SpaceX successfully sent and received text messages using new Starlink direct-to-cell satellites that deliver broadband connectivity to smartphones anywhere in the world, bypassing traditional infrastructure. While some will consider this an innocuous...

Q-KON Successfully Implements Africa’s First Fully Operational Eutelsat OneWeb LEO Satellite Service.

In a press release by Q-KON, the telecommunication company has announced that following the incorporation of Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity into their Twoobii Smart Satellite Services, the first bank branch of a prominent digital bank has been successfully launched on the service...