South Africa Communication Satellite is a planned communication satellite for South Africa, with no launch year announced yet. Its procurement status is conceptual and Space in Africa rates its launch confidence as level 2 (speculative). Estimated cost: $308,250,000.

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Planned satellites in South Africa

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Recorded in the Future Satellite Database Registry.

Country: South Africa
Mission: Communication
Satellites: 1
Expected launch: Not yet scheduled
Procurement status: Conceptual
Launch confidence: Level 2: Speculative
Orbit: GEO
Class: Large
Size: Large
Build: Local
Manufacture country: Africa
Owner: Government
Rationale: Institutional development
Estimated cost: $308,250,000

Source: Space in Africa research and the Space in Africa Data Hub.

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