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From 15 May to 29 August 2025, a dedicated team of engineers from the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) successfully designed, developed, and tested the Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS) for the African Development Satellite (AfDevSat) mission. The work was carried out at the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) facilities in Cairo, Egypt.
AfDevSat is a collaborative initiative bringing together six African countries, including Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda to design, develop, and launch a hyperspectral-imaging CubeSat. As part of this mission, KSA was entrusted with the responsibility of developing the EPS—the “heartbeat” of the satellite—ensuring reliable power generation, safe storage, and efficient distribution across the entire platform.
The EPS consists of three core components: a Power Generation Board that harvests and regulates solar energy, a Power Distribution Board that ensures regulated supply and switching, and a Battery Management System that monitors, protects, and controls the thermal performance of an 8-cell lithium-ion pack configured in 4S2P.
The KSA team, led by Capt. Jackson Koll together with engineers Mr. Brian Oure Omollo and Mr. Evans Yomu Kidada, worked tirelessly to deliver this critical subsystem. Beyond technical development, the program fostered collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and resource pooling among African space professionals, ensuring successful subsystem assembly, integration, and qualification within the set timeframe.
This milestone marks a defining moment in Africa’s space journey, showing what is possible when nations unite around a shared vision. The success of AfDevSat not only strengthens Africa’s space capabilities but also serves as an inspiration to the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators across the continent.
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