ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 SANSA I Annual Report I 2016/17 PUBLIC ENTITY’S GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTERED NAME: South African National Space Agency (SANSA) PHYSICAL ADDRESS: SANSA Corporate Office, Enterprise Building Mark Shuttleworth Street The Innovation Hub Pretoria 0087 POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 484 Silverton 0127 TELEPHONE NUMBER: +27 (0)12 844 0500 FAX NUMBER: +27 (0)12 844 0396 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.sansa.org.za EXTERNAL AUDITORS: SizweNtsalubaGobodo BANKERS: ABSA Bank BOARD SECRETARY: Ms Lorraine Harrison 2 1. CONTENTS PUBLIC ENTITY’S GENERAL INFORMATION 2 ACRONYMS 5 MESSAGE FROM MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON 9 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S OVERVIEW 10 STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT 12 STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 13 LEGISLATED MANDATE 18 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 19 SPACE AND ITS IMPACT: Impact Report 21 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 39 PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE 40 PROGRAMME CONTRIBUTION AND HIGHLIGHTS 44 PROGRAMME 2: EARTH OBSERVATION 48 KEY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS 50 PROGRAMME 3: SPACE SCIENCE 56 KEY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS 57 PROGRAMME 4: SPACE OPERATIONS 65 KEY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS 67 PROGRAMME 5: SPACE ENGINEERING 69 KEY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS 70 GOVERNANCE 75 Board 77 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 85 3 SANSA I Annual Report I 2016/17 INTERNAL AUDIT, ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, 87 SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT & QUALITY (SHEQ) 91 REPORT BY THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE 92 HUMAN RESOURCE OVERSIGHT STATISTICS 94 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY 100 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 103 4 ACRONYMS ABBREVIATION MEANING AAD African Aerospace and Defence ACAM Advisory Committee for Aeronautical Management AEB Brazilian Space Agency AGU American Geophysical Union AIT Assembly, Integration and Testing ARC Agricultural Research Council ASAL Algerian Space Agency ASP African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications ATNS Air Traffic Navigation Services BCT Broadcast Communication Tool CAA Civil Aviation Authority CBERS 4 China, Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CNSA Chinese Space Administration CoC Centre of Competence CoE Centres of Excellence CoS Condition of Service CPRR Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers CSA Canadian Space Agency CSD Central Supplier Database CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CW4SA Crop Watch 4 South Africa DGI Directorate Geospatial Intelligence DIFR Disabling Injury Frequency Rate DLR German Space Agency DoD Department of Defence DRS Direct Receiving Station DST Department of Science and Technology DTE Development Test Equipment EO Earth Observation EO-SDLC Earth Observation-Systems Development Life Cycle ERP Enterprise Resource Planning ESA European Space Agency ESR EISCAT Svalbard Radar FBM Fractional Brownian Motion FGN Fractional Gaussian Noise GAF Geometric Alignment Facility GEO Group on Earth Observation GICs Geomagnetically Induced Currents 5 SANSA I Annual Report I 2016/17 GPG Gauteng Provincial Government GPS Global Positioning System HCD Human Capital Development HF High Frequency ICTP International Centre for Theoretical Physics IDP Individual Development Plans ILS Integrated Logistics Support INPE Instituto Nacional de Pesquise Espaciais IRGO Interdisciplinary Research and Global Outlook ISES International Space Environment Service ISSI International Space Science Institute JRC Joint Research Commission KIC Knowledge, Interchange and Collaboration LCC Life Cycle Costing LED Light Emitting Diodes MEDO Meta Economic Development Agency MDTP Management Development and Training Programme MoU Memorandum of Understanding MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NARSS National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science NCR National Centre for Research NDP National Development Plan NIPMO National Intellectual Property Management Office NRCan Natural Resource Canada NRF National Research Foundation NSF National Science Foundation NSP National Space Programme NUST (PON) Namibia University of Science and Technology NWU North West University OSR Optical Space Research Laboratory OTF Optical Test Frame PDP Professional Development Programme PFISR Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar PFMA Public Finance Management Act QMS Quality Management System 6 R&D Research and Development RAM Reliability, Availability and Maintainability SAAF South African Air Force SAAO South African Astronomical Observatory SAARP South African Association for Retired Persons SAASTA South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement SAEOS South African Earth Observation Strategy SANAP South African National Antarctic Programme SANDF South African National Defence Force SANDIMS South African National geophysical Data and Instrumentation Management System SANSA South African National Space Agency SARS South African Revenue Service SAWS South African Weather Services SC-ADM Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCOSTEP Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics SE Space Engineering SHEQ Safety, Health, Environment and Quality SO Space Operations SPOT Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre SS Space Science SSAU State Space Agency of Ukraine STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics TRS Technical Requirement Specification UCT University of Cape Town UJ University of Johannesburg UKSA UK Space Agency USAID United States Agency for International Development UWC University of the Western Cape VO Variation Order WBS Work Breakdown Structure WCED Western Cape Education Department CSA Canadian Space Agency CSIRO Common Wealth Scientific and Research Organisation GA Geo-Council Australia USGS United States Geological Survey 7 SANSA I Annual Report I 2016/17 MESSAGE FROM MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Agency’s foundation phase. Thus, the relationships forged with regional and international space agencies and organisations are beginning to bear fruit and will need continued attention to reach their full potential. The development of our people through education, skills development and transformation remains a priority for my department. While the research outputs, products and applications resulting from space science and technology, and of space projects are of great value in their own right, they are equally important in their catalytic contribution to training and development. Together they serve to enhance the reputation of South Africa and position it as a competitive space nation and a science partner. I am pleased that SANSA is also using space as a tool to excite young people about science, and to encourage them to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics at school and tertiary level. I would like to express my appreciation to the SANSA’s Board and staff for their hard work and perseverance in delivering on the goals of the Agency in challenging Mrs Naledi Pandor financial circumstances. South Africa as a nation is ambitious to effect a significant improvement in the quality of the lives of its people and it has a leadership that seeks to address the real challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment. The Department of Science and Technology and its Mrs Naledi Pandor, MP entities are instruments of realizing these improvements, Minister of Science and Technology through leading the nation forward in the global arena of innovation and technology. It is through the contribution of science, technology and innovation that the resources and wealth of the nation will be released to address these challenges. The South African National Space Agency’s committed team of passionate space science and technology experts, are nurturing the seeds planted during the 8 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN It is arguable that we are on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, with the emergence of new technologies and innovations that merge the physical, digital and biological worlds. As the South African National Space Agency, our strategic focus is to address South Africa’s challenges through space products and services; lead high-impact space research; develop human capacity and ensure transformation; enhance the global competitiveness of the country in space and foster very strong global partnerships. The Agency has through the achievement of its key indicators achieved this in the following way for the financial year 2016/2017: • Produced five high impact national products and ap- plications, • Concluded three government policy support tools, • Published over 30 research papers in international ac- credited journals, • Supported close on 11 000 satellite passes, • Directly engaged close to 19 000 learners, and Joy-Marie Lawrence • Supported 87 students with bursaries and scholar- all our stakeholders, both nationally, and internationally ships. thank you for partnering with SANSA as we lead and I note also a warm welcome to the new Chief Executive inspire the space community to create a better future Officer of SANSA Dr Val Munsami, who is familiar with the using science, technology and innovation for socio- African space landscape and together with the Board we economic growth and transformation. wish him well in guiding the organisation to new growth opportunities. I would like to thank our management and staff for their support and reaffirm the Board’s commitment to ensuring that SANSA is the partner of choice for growing the space Joy-Marie Lawrence industry