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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1114-1
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723018
