South Africa to launch mini satellite for space weather resesarch

A mini satellite weighing 1.2 kilograms will be launched from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in November to collect information about space weather, it was learned on Wednesday. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology, the satellite — ZACUBE-1– will be South Africa’s first nano- satellite running on the same amount of power used by a 5-watt light bulb, according to researchers at the CPUT. More

(Source: Capital FM Kenya - Aug 25)