March 4, 2022

Thandi Manaka

SANSA Space Operations Supports NASA GOES-T Launch

04 March 2022 On Wednesday, 2 March 2022, the SANSA Space Operations team at Hartebeeshoek supported the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) T mission aboard the Atlas 5 (AV-095) rocket. GOES-T is a new weather satellite by National Oceanic

March 1, 2022

Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA welcomes interim CEO, Ms Andiswa Mlisa to the helm of the Agency

[caption id="attachment_10983" align="alignleft" width="476"] Ms Andiswa Mlisa, Interim SANSA CEO[/caption] Following the resignation of Dr Val Munsami as CEO of SANSA for a remarkable tenure over the past five years, the Agency reins have now been handed confidently to

February 26, 2022

Vaneshree Maharaj

Farewell Dr Munsami and welcome to Interim CEO The South African National Space Agency (SANSA), in its 11th year of operation announces the resignation of Dr Valanathan Munsami from the employ of the Agency. Dr Munsami has been CEO

February 18, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Sponsored Specialised Training in Machine Learning for Earth Observation with Application in Agriculture Are you (or your staff or your students) keen on taking machine learning and remote sensing to smart agriculture? As part of FAIR Forward’s goal on

February 18, 2022

Vaneshree Maharaj

Invitation to joint SND- SA_GEO event 15-17 March 2022

[caption id="attachment_10923" align="alignleft" width="1052"] Invitation to the joint SA-GEO and SND event[/caption] Dear Stakeholder, You are kindly invited to participate in the 4th SA-GEO symposium and 3rd Space for National Development (SND) jointly co-hosted by the South African National

February 17, 2022

Daleen Fouche

South African National Space Agency (SANSA) disaster management tools South Africa has been experiencing heavy rainfalls over the past weeks. heavy rainfall have caused flooding in various parts of the country affecting thousands of households. SANSA has developed disaster

February 15, 2022

Daleen Fouche

The Starlink disaster of 4 Feb 2022 and its links to Space Weather

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].

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

SANSA provides first specialised Space Weather Forecasting course in the world

[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

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

In from the cold

[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”

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Enhancing dynamic, diverse and inclusive participation in the international group on Earth Observations

[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

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SANSA Space Operations Supports NASA GOES-T Launch

SANSA welcomes interim CEO, Ms Andiswa Mlisa to the helm of the Agency

Invitation to joint SND- SA_GEO event 15-17 March 2022

The Starlink disaster of 4 Feb 2022 and its links to Space Weather

SANSA provides first specialised Space Weather Forecasting course in the world

In from the cold

Enhancing dynamic, diverse and inclusive participation in the international group on Earth Observations

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