What South Africa Space Affairs Act 84 of 1993 - SANSA Launch Authority, Space Object Registration and Liability Framework requires
The South African Space Affairs Act 84 of 1993 (as amended) established the South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) as the competent authority for licensing and regulating space activities launched from or over South African territory or by South African entities globally; the South African National Space Agency Act 36 of 2008 (SANSA Act) established SANSA (South African National Space Agency) as the state-owned entity responsible for promoting and coordinating South Africa's national space programme and Earth observation activities; the Space Affairs Act requires any entity launching a space object from or by means of any facility in South Africa, or placing a space object in orbit under South African jurisdiction, to obtain a launch authority certificate from SACSA; SACSA evaluates applications on criteria including technical safety, compliance with international treaty obligations (Outer Space Treaty 1967, Registration Convention 1975, Liability Convention 1972), and national security; South Africa is a state party to all four main UN outer space treaties and exercises jurisdiction and control over all South African registered space objects; SANSA operates the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) and the national Earth observation programme and coordinates with international partners including ESA, CNES, and DLR through bilateral agreements; the Space Affairs Regulations (Government Gazette 28961 of 2008) provide detailed procedural requirements for SACSA licence applications.
Pillar: Space & Satellite Law · Authority: South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA); South African National Space Agency (SANSA); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.sansa.org.za/
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