Space Exploration in Africa

Space Exploration, Earth Observation and Autonomous Intelligence Platforms

OSAI unites CubeSat intelligence, autonomous UAV operations, and equatorial astrotourism under one platform — advancing African aerospace leadership from Nairobi to orbit.

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OSAI-SAT-01 ALT · 512.4 kmOSAI-SAT-01 VEL · 7.61 km/sSOLAR FLUX (F10.7) · 138 sfuMALINDI GROUND STN · LOCKEDUAV FLEET ACTIVE · 14 / 16CLIMATE SENSOR NET · NOMINALKENYA SPACEPORT T-MINUS · NEXT WINDOW 09:14:22OSAI-SAT-01 ALT · 512.4 kmOSAI-SAT-01 VEL · 7.61 km/sSOLAR FLUX (F10.7) · 138 sfuMALINDI GROUND STN · LOCKEDUAV FLEET ACTIVE · 14 / 16CLIMATE SENSOR NET · NOMINALKENYA SPACEPORT T-MINUS · NEXT WINDOW 09:14:22

Live Right Now

Watch space happen in real time

Live feeds from orbit and from the ground — the International Space Station, active rocket R&D test stands, and worldwide launch coverage.

Live

ISS Live: Earth from Orbit

NASA — Official Stream

Live

Rocket R&D: 24/7 Engine Test Stand

NASASpaceflight — McGregor, Texas

Live

Global Launch & Mission Coverage

NASA TV — Official Media Channel

Sensing & Autonomous Intelligence

Capabilities behind Earth observation and autonomous operations

From the seafloor to forest canopy to open water, OSAI's sensing stack pairs piloted and autonomous platforms with AI-driven analysis.

Diver in a full-face mask piloting underwater equipment
Subsea & ROV Operations

Scuba & ROV Piloting for Offshore Mineral Exploration

Certified dive teams and remotely operated vehicles survey offshore mineral deposits and subsea infrastructure, streaming live video back to mission control.

Inside an ROV command center — MBARI

Aerial view of dense green forest canopy
LIDAR & Remote Sensing

Canopy-Penetrating LIDAR for Underground & Understory Terrain

Airborne LIDAR sees through dense forest canopy to map bare-earth terrain, understory structure, and buried features invisible to optical sensors.

How LIDAR maps bare earth through trees

Cargo ship docked at a port at night
Autonomous Motion Tracking

Day & Night Tracking of Vehicles and Vessels

AI-assisted electro-optical and infrared tracking follows moving vehicles and ships around the clock, cueing automatically in low light and darkness.

AI auto-tracking camera, day/night detection

Astrotourism & Space Safari

Every landscape is an observation deck

From desert dark-sky reserves to Rift Valley ridgelines to open ocean — OSAI runs guided astrotourism across Kenya's full range of terrain.

Milky Way arcing over a silhouetted treeline at night

Dark-Sky Stargazing Expeditions

Chalbi Desert, Kenya

Multi-night equatorial stargazing under some of Africa's darkest skies, guided by OSAI astronomers.

From $1,240Book
Misty green highland hills under a cloudy sky

Radio-Silent Highlands Retreat

Northern Highlands, Kenya

Off-grid observation camps in designated radio-quiet zones, free of interference — ideal for both naked-eye astronomy and amateur radio astronomy.

From $1,680Book
Rift Valley mountain range and escarpment under a cloudy sky

Rift Valley Hills & Escarpment Sky Camp

Great Rift Valley, Kenya

Ridge-top and valley-floor observation sites along the Rift, pairing dramatic elevation views with clear, low-humidity night skies.

From $1,450Book
Rocket ascending through clouds on a launch trajectory

Kenya Spaceport Launch Viewing

Malindi, Kenya

Front-row access to CubeSat and sounding-rocket launches from the Kenya Spaceport corridor.

From $2,890Book
Dramatic dusk sky over a dark ocean coastline

Indian Ocean Night Sail & Stargazing

Watamu & Lamu Coast, Kenya

Overnight dhow sailing along the coast, tracking constellations and satellite passes over open water, far from shoreline light pollution.

From $1,920Book
Elephants walking across the African savanna at golden hour

Equatorial Space Safari

Amboseli & Broglio Space Center

Combine a classic wildlife safari with orbital tracking sessions and mission control tours.

From $4,150Book

Field & Facility Archive

Across the continent — from savanna to mission control

A glimpse of the terrain, hardware, and heritage sites behind OSAI's operations.

Wide African savanna landscape under an open sky

Equatorial launch corridor, Rift Valley

Vintage tracking-station radar dish on display outdoors

Restored tracking dish, National Science Center

Giraffe standing in open grassland

Conservation-zone UAV patrol grounds

Aerospace museum exhibit with a spacecraft component on display

Flight-heritage exhibit, Nairobi

Declassified Dossier

African Aerospace Pioneers & Missions

Publicly declassified highlights celebrating African leadership across five decades of space history.

1970sLaunch Heritage

San Marco Equatorial Range

Kenya's Broglio Space Center hosted the San Marco platform off Malindi — one of the earliest equatorial orbital launch sites in the world.

2018Satellite Milestone

First Kenyan-built CubeSat

University of Nairobi engineering teams delivered 1KUNS-PF, Kenya's first indigenously developed satellite, deployed from the ISS.

2019Policy

Kenya Space Agency Established

National coordination body formed to unify civilian, research, and commercial space activity across the country.

2023Collaboration

Pan-African Earth Observation Network

Cross-border CubeSat constellation initiative for agricultural and climate monitoring across East Africa.