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December 10, 2021

Vaneshree Maharaj

SumbandilaSat reaches the end of its life

[caption id="attachment_10605" align="alignleft" width="343"] SumbandilaSat satellite used for earth Observation[/caption] The South African satellite known as SumbandilaSat (Pathfinder in Venda) is reaching the end of its life and will deorbit on Friday 10 December 2021. The satellite was launched

December 7, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Africa Earth Observation Challenge announces the winners of the 2021 challenge.

Africa Earth Observation Challenge announces the winners of the 2021 challenge. The Africa Earth Observation (EO) Challenge was launched 14 weeks, with aim of promoting awareness of the value of earth observation data (EOD), driving entrepreneurial activity in the

December 3, 2021

Vaneshree Maharaj

South African National Space Agency and China Satellite Navigation Office signed an MoU at Science Forum SA 2021

At Science Forum South Africa, the largest space conference that is a precursor to Science Forum Africa, currently taking place in Pretoria, South Africa saw representatives from the

November 17, 2021

SANSA News

The Carrington Event – the most intense Solar storm in recorded history!

The mother of all solar storms, the most intense Space Weather event in recorded history, the Carrington event of 1 September 1859, was twice as big as any other solar storm in the last 500 years. The British amateur

November 5, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Meet the women of SANSA

[caption id="attachment_10412" align="aligncenter" width="842"] From left to right: Mpho Bogatsu, Ashley Nel, Meryl Jagarnath[/caption] SANSA’s Human Capital Development (HCD) bursary programme has been put in place to allow for the professional development of staff or students by providing

November 5, 2021

Daleen Fouche

SANSA Chief Scientist honoured with the 2021 Tom Rozwadowski Medal

SANSA Chief Scientist, Prof Michael Kosch, has been honoured for a 2020 published paper on early-warning systems for wildfires. The paper, which is entitled ‘Decision support for the selection of optimal tower site locations for early-warning wildfire detection systems

November 5, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Programme Management Office launched

“SANSA has shown a strong history of utilising Earth observation data for the benefit of our people and now through the Digital Earth Africa programme office, we can offer even more solutions to our fellow Africans. The team

November 5, 2021

Daleen Fouche

An inside view – How the 24/7 Operational Space Weather Centre will work

[caption id="attachment_10394" align="aligncenter" width="946"] The 24/7 operation is expected to officially open on 1 April 2022[/caption] SANSA’s 24/7 Operational Space Weather Centre is undergoing the final stages of Phase 1 of construction, with the end date set for

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SumbandilaSat reaches the end of its life

Africa Earth Observation Challenge announces the winners of the 2021 challenge.

South African National Space Agency and China Satellite Navigation Office signed an MoU at Science Forum SA 2021

The Carrington Event – the most intense Solar storm in recorded history!

Meet the women of SANSA

SANSA Chief Scientist honoured with the 2021 Tom Rozwadowski Medal

Programme Management Office launched

An inside view – How the 24/7 Operational Space Weather Centre will work

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