MyZA

News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff

You are here: Home / News / Karoo collision: Starlink vs science in South African skies – TechCentral | SA News

Karoo collision: Starlink vs science in South African skies – TechCentral | SA News

Karoo collision: Starlink vs science in South African skies - Sarao Adrian Tiplady
Sarao’s Adrian Tiplady

The explosive growth in the number of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, from providers like Elon Musk’s Starlink, poses a direct threat to astronomical research facilities the world over, including those in South Africa.

The department of science, technology & innovation has already taken measures to protect South African radio astronomy facilities from terrestrial interference, including declaring the region of the Karoo in the Northern Cape where the South African portion of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is being built as a radio quiet zone where limited radio activity is permitted.

According to Adrian Tiplady, MD for strategy and partnerships at the South…

Air Travel: South Africa has several international airports, including OR Tambo
International Airport in Johannesburg, which is the busiest in Africa.

Read More at the Source

Category: Tag: , ,

If you feel strongly about this article then feel free to send MyZA a ‘Letter to the Editor’ using the submission form below:

Letter to the Editor

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
If this is in response to an article please include that article title here or as the lead in for the first paragraph of your Letter below.

Separate tags with commas

Localise your letter by naming the city your words are about. Add relevant words describing your subject. Single comma separated words of no more than 5
Your Name(Required)
Your Name will be linked to the website below.
Your personal, business or social media web site
Choose NO to not set up a user account on MyZA. User Accounts will allow you to submit letters under your own Author Name

3 Latest Letters to the Editor:

  • Older Persons Grants Land Today — No Need to Queue at Dawn

    Dear Editor, Older Persons grants are paid today, 30 October, under SASSA’s revised November payment schedule — with disability grants on Monday 2 November, children’s grants on Tuesday 3 November, and grants under review on Thursday 5 November. Two things every beneficiary should know. First, grant money does not expire on payment day. It stays…

  • November Grants Pay Early – No Need to Queue at Dawn

    Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. November grants pay earlier than usual. Older Persons grants are paid on Friday 30 October, Disability grants on 2 November, and Child Support and other grants on 3 November. Grants still under review are paid on 5 November. The money…

  • NSFAS 2027 applications close on 31 October — SASSA households, apply now

    Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. NSFAS applications for the 2027 academic year close on Friday 31 October 2026, and no extension is expected. If your household receives a SASSA grant, your child already passes the NSFAS financial eligibility test — but they still have to…

Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. Fun South African Fact: What about beer? South African brewery SABMiller ranks – by volume – as the largest brewing company in the world. Saffers love their beer…but the real reason the brewery is so big? SABMiller also supplies up to 50% of China’s beer.