South Africa is back in the 'space race', with the first of seven South African-made micro-satellites due to be launched in December from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Senior reporterThe first of seven SA-made micro-satellites is due to be launched by SpaceX at the end of the year.South Africa is back in the 'space race', with the first of seven South African-made microsatellites due to be launched in December from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The newly completed EOS SAT-1 satellite is due to leave South Africa in the coming weeks, according to Stellenbosch-based manufacturers Dragonfly Aerospace. All seven will ultimately form part of a satellite “constellation” specifically designed to generate high-quality data relating to agriculture and forestry. They are fitted with “DragonEye” electro-optical imagers that produce “multispectral imagery” relevant to harvest monitoring, soil moisture, biomass and agriculture yield prediction.
Among Dragonfly Aerospace's founders is well-known Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov, who in 2015 founded EOS Data Analytics. It offers a range of spatial data analytic services, including satellite imagery, and is the end user of the EOS SAT-1 satellite.
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