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Tanzania is building its first satellite. Follow it here.
TanSat-1, the national space strategy, Africa's 0 space programmes, the fellowships and flight opportunities open to you — and a community of the people who will build on all of it.
TanSat-1
Tanzania's first satellite · 1U CubeSat · KiboCUBE
- Class
- 1U CubeSat
- Size
- 10 × 10 × 11.35 cm
- Mass
- ≤ 1.3 kg
- Deployment
- ISS Kibo module (KiboCUBE)
Built by 8 institutions led by DIT. Launch date not announced.
Timeline, consortium, sourcesTanSat-1
The national mission, tracked with sources and honest unknowns.
Africa's agencies
0 African space programmes, 0 worldwide.
Opportunities
Flight programmes, fellowships and free data open to Africans.
Community
Students, makers and young professionals. Free to join.
Opportunities
Built so that Africans can take part
KiboCUBE
UNOOSA & JAXA
Free deployment of a 1U CubeSat from the ISS Kibo module. The programme carrying TanSat-1; Kenya, Mauritius, Guatemala and Moldova flew their first satellites through it.
Official pagePNST — Postgraduate study on Nano-Satellite Technologies
UNOOSA & Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)
Fully funded postgraduate study in nanosatellite engineering at Kyutech, with hands-on satellite development. Many African CubeSat engineers came through this route.
Official pageDigital Earth Africa
DE Africa
Free analysis-ready satellite data for the whole continent, a sandbox to run analyses without installing anything, and free training. The fastest way to start doing Earth observation today.
Official pageKaribu. Join the community.
TanSat-1 updates, opportunity deadlines with time to apply, and meet-ups on campus. A few emails a month, in English or Kiswahili.
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