EORC · Established by ESSS · now run by the government
The observatory on Mount Entoto, above Addis Ababa, established by the Society as the country's first centre for astronomy and space science research. It was later transferred to the government, and is no longer run by ESSS.
Mount Entoto, on the northern edge of Addis Ababa.
Location
Mount Entoto, on the northern edge of Addis Ababa
Altitude
About 3,200 m
Telescopes
Twin 1-metre optical telescopes, with CCD cameras
Established by
The Ethiopian Space Science Society
Run today by
SSGI, as its Telescope and Planetarium Center
What it is for
Research and training in astronomy and astrophysics.
Space science, Earth observation and satellite science.
National and international collaboration in all of these.
The Society and Entoto
2012
The Society builds the Entoto Observatory and Research Center: the first institution in Ethiopia working on astronomy, space science, satellite technology and Earth observation.
Transfer
The centre is transferred to the Ministry of Science and Technology, now the Ministry of Innovation and Technology.
2016
Growing out of the work begun at Entoto, the government establishes the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI).
2022
ESSTI becomes the Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI).
