The Defence Space Administration, DSA, is a tri-service space research and development agency operating under Nigeria's Ministry of Defence. It is tasked with providing resilient space based capabilities, satellite communication, and geospatial intelligence to the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other national security agencies, and it draws its personnel from all three branches of the Nigerian military.
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Agency Typetri-service space research and development agency under the Ministry of Defence 1 Founded Year HeadquartersObasanjo Space Centre, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, Nigeria 1 HeadMajor General Philip O. Ilodibia 1 In the Other Atlases
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The Defence Space Administration (DSA) is a tri-service space research and development agency under the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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a tri-service space research and development agency under the Ministry of Defence
History section
The agency was originally established on 09th of October 2014 as the Defence Space Agency.
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Obasanjo Space Centre, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, Nigeria
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Major General Philip O. Ilodibia., Chief of Defence Space Administration (CDSA)
In Group: Nigerian Space Agencies and Companies, Lead sentence
The Defence Space Administration (DSA) is a tri-service space research and development agency under the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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