AstronautAtlas
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AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From Hermanus forecasts to satellite contacts and Earth data
Explore the ground systems that make space missions useful: space-weather observations, spacecraft operations, a developing lunar communications site and an Earth-observation analysis platform.
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Landsat 8 launch in 2013: an observing mission in SANSA’s wider data portfolio, with its spacecraft enclosed.
NASA/Patrick H. Corkery · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
From an orbiting instrument to a useful service
Turn satellite signals into testable evidence
South African ground and data services
From Hermanus forecasts to satellite contacts and Earth data
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
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