ConnectSAT and Skyroot Aerospace sign MoU to accelerate growing need for satellites and data for the African region
ConnectSAT and Skyroot Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation to explore and develop the African space market for various social applications and monitoring and surveillance solutions through the “OSIRIS” project, a constellation of African satellites for social impact and resource management. The objective of this collaboration is, in the short term, to participate in the launch of satellites on the African satellite market and, in the medium term, to build, operate and transfer a launch base in Africa. Africa’s space industry is projected to grow to over $ 10.29 billion by 2024, with a growing number of