Focus: Africa
March 3, 2023
Angola has ordered its first Earth observation satellite, Angeo-1, from Airbus Defence and Space. The satellite will be an Airbus S250 optical satellite. Terms of the deal, announced March 3, were not disclosed. Angola has already developed various applications using satellite imagery from Airbus Defence and Space, such as land use mapping, agriculture monitoring and…
February 15, 2023
Ivanhoe Mines believes that satellite will play a larger part in its overall operations going forward. The company, which recently signed a capacity expansion with SES, is confident there is a lot more to come with satellite services. Anil Udayabhanu, head of technology at Kamoa Copper, an Ivanhoe Mines company, spoke to Via Satellite about…
January 25, 2023
Azercosmos will provide capacity that will enable satellite internet services to governmental organizations in Africa. The company announced Jan. 24, that it has signed a new deal with CommCarrier Satellite Services, a provider of satellite services in the Republic of Kenya. CommCarrier was established in 1995 as a fully licensed regional VNO telecommunications operator. The…
January 23, 2023
SES has extended a relationship with a key mining company in Africa. It has signed a new deal with Ivanhoe Mines which will see the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo continue to deploy high-speed satellite-based connectivity services based on SES satellites. The two companies announced the deal, Jan. 23. The two…