The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for socio-economic growth.
CSIR hands over international earth observation role to GISTDA as incoming CEOS chair
Representatives of civilian earth observation agencies and institutions worldwide gathered at Fancourt in George to attend the 22nd plenary meeting of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) from 11-12 November 2008. As the outgoing 2008 CEOS chair, the CSIR Satellite Applications Centre hosted the event.
CSIR provides vital support for Italian earth observation programme
The tracking, telemetry and command group of the CSIR Satellite
Applications Centre has yet again proved its mettle in giving support to
the COSMO-Skymed programme, thereby assisting Italy in achieving a
significant milestone for its space programme.
When the sky threatens to fall on one's head: Dealing with space junk
The CSIR Satellite Applications Centre is in the business of helping put satellites in space, but from time to time, it encounters space hardware (also known as space junk or space debris) coming back to earth.
