Ethiopia engages in space activities through the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI). The ESSTI's mission is to build national capabilities in space science and technology through developing human resources, infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks, aligning with national development programs. Ethiopia launched its first satellite, ETRSS-1, in 2019. The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) is a non-profit organization that promotes astronomy, space science, and space technologies in Ethiopia.
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India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia are projected to account for more than half of the expected growth in the world’s urban population by 2050.
The STONEHOUSE facility in Ethiopia closed in 1974 due to civil war and NSA operations were apparently moved to a British facility in Cyprus.
The United States planned the STONEHOUSE deep-space interception program and built a single STONEHOUSE station in Ethiopia starting in 1963.
MTG-S captured temperature images related to the Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption in Ethiopia on November 23, 2025, with infrared channels highlighting the developing ash plume.
アクセルスペース has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ethiopia's Jethi Software Development PLC to utilize Earth observation data from satellites to address local social issues.
Jethi will lead the establishment of a framework for Earth observation data use within Ethiopia and coordinate with stakeholders to integrate satellite data with local information and regulations.
GIST and IOM are using five years of high-resolution Soil Moisture Insights from Spire to map conflict dynamics in Ethiopia's Somali Region.
Ethiosat at 57 degrees East delivers content to 17 million TV households in Ethiopia.
SES’s Ethiosat platform at the 57 degrees East orbital position delivers content to 17 million TV households in Ethiopia.
NSS 12 Ethiosat is Ethiopia’s first dedicated free-to-air TV platform hosted on SES’s NSS-12 satellite.
SES’s Ethiosat platform’s reach to TV households in Ethiopia increased by 7 million compared to 2022.
The project will initially focus on pilot implementations in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Ethiopia is utilizing high-resolution images provided by NICFI for geospatial monitoring of deforestation, reforestation, and landscape restoration.
Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c with hundreds of Capricorn and Gemini VSATs will be used to enable enhanced satellite-based 0.004 kg cellular backhaul capabilities and enterprise communications for remote regions of Ethiopia.
SES expanded its internship programme 2023 to include Romania and Ethiopia.
In 2019, Commissioner for Human Resources Science and Technology H.E. Professor Sarah Anayang Agbor identified Egypt, Ethiopia, and Nigeria as shortlisted countries to host the African Space Agency headquarters.
Ethiosat uses the 57 degrees East orbital position to broadcast to 10 million TV households across Ethiopia.
The 57 degrees East orbital position hosts the Ethiosat platform, which supports a growing community of 10 million TV households across Ethiopia.
The Ethiosat platform supports a growing community of 10 million TV households across Ethiopia.
Alerts from Kuzi are currently available for Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda in regional languages.