Satellite

The European Space Agency’s Aeolus mission promises to improve short-term weather forecasting and our understanding of manmade climate change.

Our fascination with space shows no signs of slowing down, 60 years after the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik.

South Africa is set to launch nanosatellites that will gather valuable data before self-destructing.

The DA has requested for government to provide answers about "Project Flute", a satellite contract it says was commissioned over eight years ago.

Sansa will debut satellite imagery tools called mini Fundisa, which aim to launch schoolchildren "into the world of geospatial information".

Beleaguered micro-satellite manufacturer SunSpace may be absorbed into Denel Dynamics, part of defence and arms manufacturer Denel.

TopTV has been struggling to compete against MultiChoice on an unlevel playing field, writes Lloyd Gedye.

A satellite the size of a bus is set to tumble to Earth by early Saturday, showering pieces over an as yet unknown part of the planet, says Nasa.

May 1 will see DSTV’s first competitor TopTV hit the airwaves, offering 55 channels in bouquets that range from R99 to R249 per month.

Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says that South Africa expects to launch a micro-satellite from Russia next month.

Japan ”would not tolerate” a North Korean Act that raises regional tensions, the government said on Thursday.

Japan’s space agency will launch a satellite later this month to monitor greenhouse gases around the world, officials said on Wednesday

Satellite firm Intelsat and an SA investment consortium plan to build a -million satellite to serve Africa, it was reported on Tuesday.

Africa’s first communications satellite has suffered an energy failure just 18 months after its launch.