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F'SATI - CPUT

@fsatispace

The French South African Institute of Technology at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology - we built and launched Africa's first CubeSat #TshepisoSat

 Cape Town
blogs.cput.ac.za/fsati/
Joined November 2013
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If you want to work in #Space, here's what to do: Take Maths and Science for metric, enroll in a physics degree, e.g at @UWConline, or an engineering degree, e.g. at @fsatispace, and dream big! @SANSA7 has great opportunities too. That's it! Over and Out 😊 #Meteor 🌍📡🚀🛰️🎇
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Yesterday evening a bright object traveling fast in the upper atmosphere had thousands of people mesmerised. It was spotted by many in Gauteng but was visible further North into Limpopo and Zimbabwe. At first we didn't know what it was. A thread: #Meteor xitter.cf/tWeatherSA/status/1430…
Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) profile pictureGauteng Weather@tWeatherSA25 Aug 2021
☄️BREAKING: SA Astronomical Observatory confirms large #meteor/fireball (📸 below) @ 18:21 on Tuesday 📍VISIBILITY: GP, LP, NW, MP,🇧🇼&🇿🇼 🪨COMPOSITION: 1-10 metre rocks of around 1,648°C, which explode on entry into atmosphere 💡DYK Meteor: Disintegrates Meteorite: Hits ground
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@CPUT15 Mar 2021
CPUT is expected to launch the first South African mini-constellation of three satellites for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDASat-1) towards the end of 2021. Read the full story here bit.ly/3vxSuAD
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Two years ago ZACube-2 was launched on a Soyuz from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. It continues to operate, providing AIS and image data. Happy second birthday! #ZACube2 #CubeSat
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The engineering and qualification item for our next mission is taking shape. The MDASat-1 mission has three identical 2U #CubeSat and carries an updated version of the SDR AIS receiver flown on our #ZACube2 mission #MDASat1
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ZACUBE-1 (TshepisoSat) turned 7 over the weekend! It was launched on 21 November 2013 and carries the first version of our CMC VHF/UHF transceiver which is still operational #CubeSat #ZACUBE1
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Pebane in Mozambique on the south east coast of Africa. Image by ZACube-2 on 2020-09-16 #CubeSat #ZACube2
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The PULSAR-TMTC is a compact TMTC #radio ideal for #space #missions where proven reliability is required. Featuring a #beacon and DTMF backdoor, the PULSAR-TMTC offers unparalleled performance in flight. Check out 👉 bit.ly/PulsarComms for more about our #SatComm solutions
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The PULSAR-DATA range is designed for advanced #missions where a high #data rate #downlink is required. Our radios have extensive flight heritage, offering reliable communication solutions in both S and X Band. Find out more today 👉 zcu.io/0t4u
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#StaySafe
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Francois Visser from @CPUT @fsatispace presenting on ZA-Cube-2 at the @OCIMS_SA stakeholder workshop. @CSIR @dsigovza @SANSA7
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On 23 January 2020 #ZACube2 was able to receive AIS messages from the cable layer Léon Thévenin (645400000) on its way to repair the broken WACS/SAT-3 submarine cable. The cable provides Internet connectivity to South and West Africa.
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One year ago today we launched ZACube-2! The satellite is still performing well and we continue to receive valuable data from it on a daily basis.
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This image taken by #ZACube2 over the north of Namibia in October shows Namibia's Skeleton Coast and the Kunene River that forms the border with Angola in the north #CubeSat
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FSATI Chief Engineer Francois Visser talking about the upcoming MDASat constellation at the SANSA Space for National Development Conference #SND2019 #CubeSat
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CPUT was invited by the Department of Science and Innovation to exhibit at GEO Week 2019, Canberra, showcasing our EO tech and missions. With CPUT’s Nyameko Royi and Robert van Zyl are Mmboneni Muofhe and Humbulani Mudau of DSI.
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@SANSA722 Oct 2019
Visit the South African Space team at #IAC2019 @dsigovza @NewspaceSystems @fsatispace @Amaya @XinaBox @Luvhone @SKA_Africa @Simera @SpaceOps2020 @CubeSpace @LawSpaceAfrica #AfricanSpaceLeaders
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We successfully tested our XTX X-band transmitter onboard #ZACube2 at a downlink rate of 50 Mbps. We would like to thank @SANSA7 Space Operations at Hartebeeshoek for allowing us to use one of their dishes and for their assistance! #CubeSat
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Manga, a Grade 11 learner visited us today for a job shadow! Lilie, Rosalia and Kwanele showed here around.
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Our Chief Engineer Francois Visser talking about ZACube-2 and the MDASat technology roadmap #fsatiseminar #CubeSat
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