Starlink suffered a serious setback on 4 Feb 2022 with the untimely demise of 40 of its satellites launched the previous day [1]. The Starlink satellite system is claimed to become the world’s most advanced broadband internet system [2]. It
[caption id="attachment_10863" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] From left is Boitumelo Makobe Nkosinathi Masango Katekile Shivambo and Nondumiso Khumalo[/caption] SANSA has developed a space weather forecasting curriculum to train the future generation of space weather forecasters. There are currently four South African forecasters undergoing
[caption id="attachment_10857" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] In the photo are the returning SANSA Engineers and the replacement team.[/caption] Every year, a multi-disciplinary team is deployed to the Antarctic base - SANAE IV. This team is known as the “Year Team” as the deployment
[caption id="attachment_10854" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left to right: Andiswa Mlisa, Lulu Makapela[/caption] South Africa’s leading space women, Andiswa Mlisa and Lulu Makapela, have been appointed to represent the country in the Programme Board of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) for
[caption id="attachment_10845" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dr John Habarulema[/caption] The National Research Foundation (NRF) rating system is a key driver in the NRF’s aim to build a globally competitive science system in South Africa. It is used as benchmark of South African based
[caption id="attachment_10838" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Example of 12 years of technical telemetry data (power system currents and voltages) generated by SumbandilaSat.[/caption] The second South African satellite known as SumbandilaSat (‘pathfinder’ in Venda) reached the end of its life and de-orbited on 10
Space partnership between SANSA and UKSA formalised at IAC 2021 The world’s largest space conference, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), took place in October 2021 in Dubai. At the conference, representatives from SANSA and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) formally
High-Frequency communications or HF is an essential tool used across the globe and especially on the African continent for long-distance communications. Many sectors across the continent rely greatly on HF communications for different purposes. Such sectors include the Aviation, Disaster Management,
It takes a year for the Earth to go around the Sun, and it takes a month for the Moon to go around the Earth. These two orbits sometimes line up perfectly to have the Moon directly between the Sun
International Space Weather Camp The International Space Weather Camp (ISWC) provides an incredible opportunity for students from South Africa, the USA, and Germany to learn about space weather, a relatively new and exciting field involving the study of the Sun and