Dragonfly Aerospace
Welcome to Dragonfly Aerospace. This is the latest chapter in a proud history of South African space engineering and space missions. Our team has a strong experience and heritage dating back to the first earth observation satellite missions starting in the 1980’s through to our most recent satellite launch in 2018 and imager launch in 2020. Members of our team have worked on every microsatellite space mission since South Africa entered the space race.
Satellite cameras
We create imager products that can be used in a modern CubeSat or microsatellite platforms to create compact high performance satellite solutions.
Satellites
Why dragonfly?
The dragonfly has excellent vision, agility and stability, the same as our high-resolution imaging satellites. The eyes of the dragonfly are one of the best in the animal kingdom. Some have over 30 colour receptors like our hyperspectral imagers.
A compound eye is good analogy for our large constellations of imaging satellites with numerous objectives imaging simultaneously to create a complete picture. A dragonfly’s eyes provide a 360-degree field of vision just as our satellite constellations provide a 360-degree view of the Earth.
Latest Posts
Quality Controller
JOB DESCRIPTION To ensure all processes as defined by the QAM are carried out to the required quality standard, to ensure incoming goods and materials meet specifications, that outgoing goods/products conform to the customer requirements, and use valid, calibrated equipment to perform such inspections. QUALIFICATIONS Btech or other technical diploma degree is preferred. SKILLS & […]
Satellite Hurricane Monitoring
Hurricanes and cyclones, collectively called tropical storms, are becoming more powerful due to climate change. The Atlantic hurricane season in 2020 set new records in the number of these natural phenomena. From May to November, researchers recorded 30 storms and 14 hurricanes. Seven of the 14 hurricanes in the 2020 season were assigned to category […]
Risks in Space Industry
To be successful in today’s rapidly-changing global business environment, companies must be prepared to deal with a number of risks. Some obstacles are well known and listed in the risk management activities plan. But some, like a global pandemic, appear unexpectedly and add even more challenges. When talking about the space industry, it has always […]