South Africa’s second satellite is a go

South Africa's satellite, Sumbandilasat, will take to the skies on theback of a Russian rocket launched from Kazakhstan on 25th of March nextyear. The small 80kg satellite, built at a cost of R25 million, will be thesecond satellite South Africa has sent into space.Nhlanhla Nyide, Chief Director of Communication at the Department ofScience and Technology, said that the satellite would offer theDepartment of Agriculture as well as the Department ofMinerals and Energy, the opportunity to study...