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South Africa

Chronology

10 events

Birth of Mark Richard Republic 'Buranov' Shuttleworth - . Nation: South Africa. Related Persons: Shuttleworth. South African tourist cosmonaut 2001-2002. First South African astronaut. 1 spaceflight, 9.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-34 (2002)..

Launch Site: Overberg. LV Family: Jericho. Launch Vehicle: RSA-3.

Test mission - . Nation: South Africa. Agency: Armsco. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

Launch Site: Overberg. LV Family: Jericho. Launch Vehicle: RSA-3.

Test mission - . Nation: South Africa. Agency: Armsco. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

LV Family: Jericho. Launch Vehicle: RSA.

RSA-3 / RSA-4 South African satellite launchers cancelled - . Nation: South Africa.
The RSA-3 satellite launcher began development as an IRBM in the 1980's. It was developed with the assistance of Israel. The satellite launcher was found not to be viable commercially and so was cancelled in mid-1994. The Overberg Test Range near Bredasdorp, 200 km east of Cape Town, was used for test flights.

10:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7920-10.

Sunsat - . Nation: South Africa. Agency: Boeing. Manufacturer: Stellenbosch. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Sunsat. USAF Sat Cat: 25636 . COSPAR: 1999-008C. Apogee: 852 km (529 mi). Perigee: 641 km (398 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg. Period: 99.80 min. Sunsat was built by students at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and carried a small imager and a message relay payload..

07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.

HINCube-1 - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: South Africa. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39417 . COSPAR: 2013-066B. Apogee: 678 km (421 mi). Perigee: 592 km (367 mi). Inclination: 97.78 deg. Period: 97.42 min. 1U cubesat from French South African Institute of Technology at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Mission: Space weather, technology demonstration, education and human capital development.. Successful. First South African CubeSat..

04:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC175/2. Launch Pad: Baikonur LC175. LV Family: UR-100N. Launch Vehicle: Strela launch vehicle.

Kondor-E No. 2 - . Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: South Africa. Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian Radarsat. Spacecraft: Kondor. USAF Sat Cat: 40353 . COSPAR: 2014-084A. Apogee: 484 km (300 mi). Perigee: 481 km (298 mi). Inclination: 74.75 deg. Period: 94.26 min. Second Kondor radar imaging satellite built by NPO Mashinostroenie (Moscow/Reutov)This satellite was the export version of the spacecraft and was reportedly sold to the Defense Intelligence organization of the South African National Defense Force..

15:10 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.

ZA-AeroSat - . Payload: QB50-ZA01. Nation: South Africa. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42713 . COSPAR: 1998-067LU. Apogee: 326 km (202 mi). Perigee: 325 km (201 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 91.03 min. See ZA-AeroSat (QB50 AZ01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..

nSIGHT 1 - . Payload: QB50-AZ02; NSIGHT-1. Nation: South Africa. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42726 . COSPAR: 1998-067MF. Apogee: 373 km (231 mi). Perigee: 367 km (228 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 91.94 min. See nSIGHT 1 (QB50 AZ02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..

02:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Vostochniy. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1A Fregat.

ZACube-2 - . Nation: South Africa. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43891 . COSPAR: 2018-111R. Apogee: 517 km (321 mi). Perigee: 478 km (297 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.56 min. See ZACUBE 2 (ZA 004). 0..