Tackling challenges in Sudan's agriculture sector using Cubesats

Until the discovery of oil, which led to the rise of services and industries related to the exploitation and export of oil, the agricultural sector was the most dominant sector of the Sudanese economy. Now that Sudan lost most of its oil resources due to the separation of South Sudan, the agricultural sector has regained its importance. Using CubeSats in Sudan will indeed help to solve major problems in agribusiness and will also push towards implementing the strategies suggested by the Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture and the FAO

InsightOmer Mohamed24 February 2023sudan, cubesat, agriculture, remote sensingComment

The Dawn of A New Space Age for Mauritius

The year 2021 marks a huge step forward in terms of space exploration for the island of Mauritius. On June 3rd 2021, at 17:29 UTC* (21:29 time in Mauritius GMT+4), the first Mauritian satellite (a CubeSat - MIR-SAT1) was launched onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (Mission: CRS-22/SpX-22) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Country Profiles, Case Studies, InsightHansley Noruthun & Avishka Ferag3 June 2021launch, MIR-SAT1, cubesat, mauritiusComment