Avionics & Components companies in South Africa
Space Atlas lists 7 organisations in South Africa working in avionics & components: 5 private companies, 1 startup, 1 academic institution. That is 37% of the 19 space organisations in South Africa and 2% of the 337 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Stellenbosch (5), Cape Town (1), Somerset West (1).
Private Company (5)
- CUBECOM · Private Company · Stellenbosch
South African manufacturer of high-speed communication systems for CubeSats and small satellites — provides S-band, UHF and VHF transceivers with flight-proven heritage for LEO …
- CubeSpace · Private Company · Stellenbosch
World-class ADCS and reaction wheel manufacturer for small satellites — decade of flight heritage, supplying to commercial constellations across 33 countries globally.
- Dragonfly Aerospace · Private Company · Stellenbosch
Develops high-performance imaging satellites and payloads for Earth observation — builds the Raptor sub-metre imager and turnkey smallsat solutions for global commercial and gov…
- NewSpace Systems (NSS) · Private Company · Stellenbosch
Multinational spacecraft GNC components manufacturer — supplies reaction wheels, star trackers and magnetorquers to 500+ satellite constellations across 33 countries, ESA-accred…
- Simera Sense · Private Company · Somerset West
Develops intelligent satellite imaging cameras and optical payloads for Earth observation — xScape cameras have flown on 50+ nanosatellites with sub-metre resolution products in…
Academic Institution (1)
- Electronic Systems Laboratory (ESL), Stellenbosch University · Academic Institution · Stellenbosch
South African university satellite lab — built SUNSAT and now focuses on CubeSat and ADCS research, with ground station and test chambers.
Startup (1)
- Amaya Space · Startup · Cape Town
CPUT spin-out manufacturing nanosatellites and satellite components — commercialises innovative nanosatellite communications solutions and complete missions with Africa-focused …