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Full article at source: South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Sentinel-1D Launch to Secure Continuity of Europe’s Earth Observation Services
2025 is another milestone year for the EU Space Programme. Following the successful expansion of Copernicus with the launches of Sentinel-5A and Sentinel-4A earlier in the year, on 4 November 2025, Sentinel-1D lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ensuring the continuity of services on which a wide range of end users rely worldwide.
Full article at source: European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Congratulations to 2 African Space Leaders on signing an MoU for impactful space collaboration efforts between South Africa and Ni…
Full article at source: South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Full article at source: South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Euclid peers through a dark cloud’s dusty veil
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This shimmering view of interstellar gas and dust was captured by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Reimagining Democracy: Lessons and strategies from Asia and Africa’s battle against backsliding
Democratic backsliding – the phenomenon of legitimately elected leaders and governments manipulating the electoral playing field or chipping away at independent institutions – has emerged as one of the foremost threats to democracy globally, and particularly in Asia and the Pacific.
Full article at source: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch highlights
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (18:02 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch coverage
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:03 CET (18:03 local time) on board an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Sentinel-1D is launched on Ariane 6
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:03 CET (18:03 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
ESA and AfSA join forces for systems engineering training
From 7 to 10 October 2025, Europe and Africa took another important step toward deepening their cooperation in space.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that have been cut off from aid or under siege, according to the latest UN-backed IPC food security analysis.
Full article at source: United Nations (UN)
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