SunSpace was established in 2000 as a spin-off from Stellenbosch University following the successful launch of SUNSAT by NASA with a Delta-II launch vehicle. During the past decade SunSpace has developed and delivered numerous satellite components, subsystems and two flight model satellite, now operational in space. This blog documents the mission of Sumbandila (funded by the DST), launched on a Soyuz-2.1b on 17 September 2009. SunSpace places a high premium on a strong partnership with the South African Government for supplying the ongoing satellite needs of our government.
05 November 2009
Three-axis stabilized
The satellite is now in a full three-axis control mode, using the three orthogonally placed reaction wheels, data from the calibrated fine sun sensor and the fiber-optic gyroscopes. This is a major step in the direction of taking the first images with the main payload camera.
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