Founded in 2021, AAC Space Africa was established to capitalize on the rapidly growing market for satellites and space services in Africa. AAC Space Africa, part of the AAC Clyde Space Group, is set to design, build, and deliver space missions to the continent from its Cape Town base in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.  AAC Space Africa is a private company registered in South Africa (CIPC registration number 2021/600761/07). The need for space services in Africa is growing rapidly as Government, companies and communities seek efficient ways to support development and build crucial infrastructure. AAC Clyde Space see great potential for small satellites to provide timely, accurate and targeted data for sectors such as weather forecasting, ocean monitoring, agricultural planning, and land management. The ability to provide data from space and monitor key issues across the continent will help Africa develop at a far more rapid pace over the next decade. Establishing AAC Space Africa adds local presence and expert knowledge to AAC Clyde Space’s existing commercial offering and puts the company in an excellent position to address these growing needs. Through AAC Space Africa, AAC Clyde Space will take a more active role in the South African space community and the wider market.

AAC Space Africa is the centre of competence for advanced radio communication systems for the entire AAC group and is set to become the worldwide supplier of advanced radio systems for AAC’s space missions. AAC Clyde Space, a leading New Space company, specialises in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organisations to access high-quality, timely data from space. This data has a vast range of applications, from weather forecasting to precision farming to environmental monitoring, and is essential to improving our quality of life on Earth.  Our growing capabilities bring together three divisions: 1) Space Data as a Service – delivering data from space directly to customers; 2) Space missions – turnkey solutions that empower customers to streamline their space missions; 3) Space products and components – a full range of off-the-shelf and tailor-made subsystems, components, and sensors. AAC Clyde Space aims to become a world leader in commercial small satellites and services from space, applying advances in its technology to tackle global challenges and improve our life on Earth. Some of our clients include Horizon Technologies, Orbcomm, NSLComm, OHB Sweden, Intuitive Machines, Orbital Micro Systems, the United States Airforce Academy, UK Space Agency, European Space Agency, and NASA. AAC Clyde Space’s main operations are located in Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the USA and South Africa, with partner networks in Japan and South Korea.  AAC Clyde Space's shares are traded on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Sweden. The share is also traded on the US OTCQX-market under the symbol ACCMF.

Role in the project
WP6: AAC Space Africa will be the main industry stakeholder for WP6 and their collaboration with FAST4Future will be beneficial also for the improvement of graduates’ employability as they will provide an industry perspective on the activities of the project.