South Africa to launch third satellite next month

South Africa will launch its third satellite into space next month to observe the earth for research purposes, authorities said on Saturday. The satellite ZA-Cuba will join Sunsat and Sumbandla launched in 2009, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The satellite, designed by students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, will be ready for possible launch in late November, DST Director-General Phil Mjwara said at the World Space Week celebrations in Kimberley, the Free State Province. More

(Source: EastDay.com - Oct 8)