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...

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...

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...

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...

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...