Sumbandila satellite

The department of science and technology is so fed up with Russia's refusal to launch South Africa's R26 million civilian satellite, Sumbandila, that it could turn to launch partners from India or China.
This could be the beginning of a diplomatic row between South Africa and Russia after Russia's defence ministry allegedly refused to conduct the launch, claiming the SA National Defence Force had refused to use its satellite.

A Russian delegation is due in South Africa in the near future to discuss an alternative launch option for South Africa’s Sumbandila satellite.
Sumbandila-Sat was originally meant to have been launched last year from a Russian submarine.