Artists concept of the GOES-T satellite in orbit Credit Lockheed Martin

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Mission critical: Space Operations supports NASA GOES-T launch

[caption id="attachment_11222" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Artist’s concept of the GOES-T satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin[/caption] The SANSA Space Operations team at Hartebeeshoek is currently supporting the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) T mission aboard the Atlas 5 (AV-095)

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

A new season at SANSA

[caption id="attachment_11216" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Ms Andiswa Mlisa and Dr Valanthan Munsami[/caption] As autumn turns to winter, it heralds a change at SANSA. The tenure of its CEO over the past five years, Dr Valanthan Munsami, has ended. During

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

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

SANSA Researcher, Dr John Habarulema, honoured with stellar NRF rating

[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

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Farewell to SumbandilaSat, a proudly South African satellite

[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

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

SANSA signs two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)

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

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Mission critical: Space Operations supports NASA GOES-T launch

A new season at SANSA

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

SANSA Researcher, Dr John Habarulema, honoured with stellar NRF rating

Farewell to SumbandilaSat, a proudly South African satellite

SANSA signs two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)

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