SA LAUNCHES NANO SATELLITES VIA SPACEX

South Africa launched three maritimefocused “nano satellites” into orbit on Thursday afternoon via Spacex rocket. The three satellites form part of the Department of Science & Innovation’s Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASAT) constellation. When complete, the constellation will comprise of nine satellites, which, according to the department, will “detect, identify and monitor vessels in near real-time in support of South African maritime domain awareness”.