Total Pipeline Satellites
111
2026–2036 pipeline horizon
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African Satellite Missions: Future Satellite Database Registry
Comprehensive relational database of every national, multilateral, and commercial African satellite planned for launch between 2026 and 2036, with procurement status, build origin and estimated cost.
111 Pipeline Satellites (2026–2036)Planning Nations
30 Nations17 Multilateral
African states with satellites in development or planned
First-Time Nations
12First Launches
Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Gabon, DR Congo...
Projected Capex
$9.73B96% costed
Committed & estimated satellite costs
Future Satellite Registry
Every planned African satellite (2026 – 2036), one manifest row per programme
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| S/No | |||||||||||||
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| 01 | DR Congo EO Satellite |  DR Congo | Earth Observation | 2028 | Small | Nano | Level 2: Speculative | Contracted | Non-GEO | Foreign | China | Unknown | $20,000,000 |
| 02 | DRC Communication Satellite | DR Congo | Communication | TBD | Large | Large | Level 2: Speculative | Conceptual | GEO | Foreign | — | — | $400,000,000 |
| 03 | RDC-SAT | DR Congo | Earth Observation | 2030 | Small | Mini | Level 3: Plausible | Contracted | Non-GEO | Foreign | Belgium | National Remote Sensing Centre (CNT) | $182,939,483 |