DocumentCode
3054633
Title
Current and future small satellite projects in South Africa
Author
Steyn, W.H. ; van Zyl, R. ; Inggs, Michael ; Cilliers, P.J.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
fYear
2013
fDate
21-26 July 2013
Firstpage
1294
Lastpage
1297
Abstract
South Africa has embarked on a number of small satellite projects. This paper gives an overview of the history of small satellite development in South Africa and of the current projects including programs associated with Universities and with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The contributions of the National Space Programme of SANSA and of industrial partners in South Africa in small satellite development are outlined.
Keywords
artificial satellites; geophysical equipment; remote sensing; National Space Programme; SANSA; South African National Space Agency; industrial partners; small satellite development; small satellite project; Aerospace electronics; Earth; Educational institutions; Meteorology; Satellites; Space vehicles; Sun; ARMC; CubeSat; Dynacube; SANSA; SUNSAT; SumbandilaSat; SunSpace; ZACUBE-1;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-1114-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723018
Filename
6723018
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