Total Launched
69
1998-2026 Complete Fleet
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African Satellite Missions: Past Satellite Database Registry
Comprehensive multi-dimensional relational database of all national, multilateral, and commercial African payloads in orbit or retired from 1998 to 2026.
69 Verified SatellitesActive in Orbit
3753.6% Operational
Continuous telemetry stream
Historic Satellite Cost
$5.02B
Cumulative Public & Private Outlay
Country
18 Nations
Pan-African Space Reach
African Satellite Registry
National, multilateral and commercial African payloads, in orbit or retired (1998 – 2026)
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| 01 | SUNSAT |  South Africa | Earth Observation | 1999 | Small (64 kg) | Micro | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Stellenbosch University | LEO | $2,000,000 | Inactive |
| 02 | SUMBANDILA | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2009 | Small (81 kg) | Micro | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Stellenbosch University | LEO | $11,800,000 | Inactive |
| 03 | ZACUBE-1 | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2013 | Small (1.3 kg) | Nano | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | LEO | $300,000 | Inactive |
| 04 | KONDOR-E | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2014 | Large (1,100 kg) | Large | NPO Mashinostroyeniya | Russia | South African Defence | LEO | $120,000,000 | Inactive |
| 05 | NSIGHT-1 | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2017 | Small (2.6 kg) | Nano | SCS Space | South Africa | SCS Space | LEO | $500,000 | Inactive |
| 06 | ZA-AEROSAT | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2017 | Small (2.6 kg) | Nano | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Stellenbosch University | LEO | $500,000 | Inactive |
| 07 | ZACUBE-2 | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2018 | Small (3.9 kg) | Nano | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | LEO | $1,041,065 | Inactive |
| 08 | THINSAT | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2019 | Small (0.28 kg) | Pico | XinaBox | South Africa | XinaBox | LEO | $50,000 | Inactive |
| 09 | MDASat-1a | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2022 | Small (2.6 kg) | Nano | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | LEO | $1,700,000 | Active |
| 10 | MDASat-1b | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2022 | Small (2.6 kg) | Nano | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | LEO | — | Active |