Advert Advert Advert
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
FR Français     RW  Kinyarwanda
Taarifa Rwanda
  • Home
  • National
    • Business
  • Crime
  • Africa
    • East-Africa
    • North-Africa
    • South-Africa
    • West-Africa
  • World
    • America
    • Asia
    • Europe
  • Lifestyle
  • Others
    • The Big Talk
    • Sports
    • In Pictures
    • Science
    • Jobs & Tenders
    • Transform Africa
    • Health
    • Religion
  • Special Report
  • Home
  • National
    • Business
  • Crime
  • Africa
    • East-Africa
    • North-Africa
    • South-Africa
    • West-Africa
  • World
    • America
    • Asia
    • Europe
  • Lifestyle
  • Others
    • The Big Talk
    • Sports
    • In Pictures
    • Science
    • Jobs & Tenders
    • Transform Africa
    • Health
    • Religion
  • Special Report
No Result
View All Result
Taarifa Rwanda
FR   RW
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech

Uganda Cabinet Approves Proposal Establishing Satellite Station

by Staff Writer
March 24, 2021
in Tech
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Uganda is preparing to establish a Ground Satellite Station following cabinet approval on Monday of a proposal that seeks to build this ambitious station.

“This will help the country leverage space science and technology for sustainable development,” a statement from the ICT Minister, Judith Nabakooba on Cabinet decisions reads.

The first satellite station was built by President Idi Amin came to power in a 1971 coup at the Space Race climax.

Advert Advert

In 2016, the Yoweri Museveni government sold off parts of the country’s 40-year-old earth satellite station in Arua district to scrap dealers causing an uproar among some district leaders who were not informed of the sale. Locals said they saw a truck loading the components from the 12 acre facility in Ombaci in Arua.

satellite ground stations

Satellite Ground Stations (SGS) are built for collecting and streaming remote sensing satellite data to a variety of users and applications.

This may include national weather centres such as the Bureau of Meteorology or research centres like CSIRO. Such centres collect weather and other data to provide customers and the public.

Satellite ground stations generally consist of the following main components: a reception antenna, a feed horn, waveguide, and receiver.

All typically mounted on a pedestal. Satellite Ground Stations can also be protected by a ‘radome’; the sphere used to cover the antenna.

The antenna is the eye-catching, parabolic dish. The dish shape is designed to accurately direct and reflect incoming radio waves.

However, the main purpose of the antenna is to amplify the incoming signal without adding significant noise.

The smaller antenna located at the focal point of the parabolic antenna is called the feed horn. The feed horn is used to gather the reflected signals from the dish and is transferred to a Low Noise Block (LNB).

The LNB converts the signal for further processing. Such as demodulation where the original source signal is extracted from the received carrier wave, and eventually is visualised on a computer or television.

The electromagnetic waves travelling from distant satellites are only a few trillionths of a watt by the time they reach the parabolic antenna.

The dish amplifies these tiny signals thousands of times, without distortion or noise, and focuses them on the feed at the centre.

Here, the electromagnetic waves are converted into electrical currents, and in this form, they can be amplified further by the LNB.

Finally, they are large enough to be processed by the receiver, where the 0’s and 1’s originally sent by the satellite are recovered after their long journey.

Previous Post

Botswana Offers Hunters Rights To Shoot 287 Elephants

Next Post

Body Of Fallen Magufuli Airlifted To Mwanza

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Related Posts

Exclusive Interview With MTN Group: What Is MTN Group’s Philosophy On Fostering Prosperity For SMEs?
Tech

Exclusive Interview With MTN Group: What Is MTN Group’s Philosophy On Fostering Prosperity For SMEs?

by Staff Writer
July 5, 2022
MTN Group Targets To Rollout 100% Rural Broadband Coverage By 2025
Tech

MTN Group Targets To Rollout 100% Rural Broadband Coverage By 2025

by Magnus
June 29, 2022
MTN Eyes Big Data, AI To Deliver Innovative Financing
Business

MTN Eyes Big Data, AI To Deliver Innovative Financing

by Staff Writer
June 23, 2022
Next Post
Body Of Fallen Magufuli Airlifted To Mwanza

Body Of Fallen Magufuli Airlifted To Mwanza

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest news

Rwanda, DRC Leaders Agree To Silence Guns

Rwanda, DRC Leaders Agree To Silence Guns

July 6, 2022
Angola Launches New Gasoline Production Complex

Angola Launches New Gasoline Production Complex

July 6, 2022
Elusive ‘Gakwerere’ Detained By Uganda Military Intelligence

Elusive ‘Gakwerere’ Detained By Uganda Military Intelligence

July 6, 2022

Trending

  • French Winemaker Groupe Castel Accused Of Links To Militia in CAR

    French Winemaker Groupe Castel Accused Of Links To Militia in CAR

    38 shares
    Share 15 Tweet 10
  • Ex-UNAMIR Officers From Ghana Return to Rwanda

    19 shares
    Share 7 Tweet 5
  • M23 Rebels Capture Large Cache Of Weapons From DRC Army

    16 shares
    Share 6 Tweet 4
  • Museveni At CHOGM in Kigali Saved From Amin-style Coup

    66 shares
    Share 26 Tweet 17
  • Somaliland Launches Online Business Registration And Licensing Services

    11 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3

Africa

  • East-Africa
  • North-Afria
  • West-Africa
  • South-Africa

Wolrd

  • America
  • Asia
  • Europe

Others

  • The Big talk
  • Sports
  • In pictures
  • Science
  • Jobs & Tenders
  • Transform Africa
  • Health
  • Religion

More

  • National
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Life-Style
  • Special Report

Website

  • Advertise
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Languages

  • Kinyarwanda
  • Français
Taarifa is a Rwandan News Platform telling true stories by delivery quick, in-depth and exclusive news on Social, Political, and Economic issues.
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Flickr
  • +250788316164
  • +25078457033
  • info@taarifa.rw
  • taarifarwanda@gmail.com
© 2022 Copywright Taarifa.rw 2022
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
    • Business
  • Crime
  • Africa
    • East-Africa
    • North-Africa
    • South-Africa
    • West-Africa
  • World
    • America
    • Asia
    • Europe
  • Lifestyle
  • Others
    • The Big Talk
    • Sports
    • In Pictures
    • Science
    • Jobs & Tenders
    • Transform Africa
    • Health
    • Religion
  • Special Report

© 2022 Copywright

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?