SpaceX to launch South African nanosatellite constellation on 13 Jan at 17h25

SpaceX launch / Image source: NASA

South Africa is building a new Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation to track ship movements at sea, with 3 locally developed CubeSats to launch and join the constellation this evening at 17h25!

Read more at these various new outlets:

https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-africa-to-launch-three-locally-produced-nanosatellites-2022-01-12

https://www.news24.com/witness/news/elon-musks-spacex-transporter-3-mission-to-launch-south-african-nanosatellite-constellation-20220113

https://businesstech.co.za/news/technology/550412/south-africa-to-launch-three-nanosatellites-as-part-of-r27-million-space-project/

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