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SPACE SCIENCES
First SA manufactured
microsatellite since 2009
heads to US as it prepares for
December launch
OS SAT-1, the first imaging Analytics). The remaining six satellites of the constellation will be deployed over the next
satellite to be built by Dragonfly three years.
EAerospace, will soon leave the EOS SAT will be the world’s first agriculture-focused satellite constellation providing
3000 m Dragonfly Aerospace design and the agriculture and forestry industry with high-quality data to support efficient and
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manufacturing facility in Stellenbosch, as sustainable practices.
it heads to SpaceX’s launch site in Cape Images obtained from Dragonfly’s EOS SAT-1 will deliver valuable information for
Canaveral, Florida for pre-launch testing harvest monitoring, application mapping, seasonal planning and assessments that
ahead of the Transporter-6 mission analyse information such as soil moisture, yield prediction and biomass levels. This data
scheduled to launch in December. will support growers with reducing carbon dioxide emissions and help them to develop
The satellite will form the first of a sustainable agricultural methods without financial losses.
seven-satellite constellation in low Earth Such information will have important environmental benefits for the planet and help
orbit for customer EOSDA (EOS Data prevent natural habitats from being diminished for crop growth.
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