Tracked spacecraft
2214 active
20 launched from 12 countries · 2 in the build pipeline
Continental total: 69 launched · 132 planned
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PAN-AFRICAN SPACE ECOSYSTEM ANALYTICS
National & Regional Space Agencies Intelligence
Orbital mission tracking, ground station infrastructure, satellite programmes, and launch manifests.
Satellite registry22 records · 14 activeHub datasetMission manifest6 recordsHub datasetGround & observatory assets10 recordsHub datasetInstitutions5 recordsHub datasetProgrammes, grants & accords13 recordsReference
Ground & observatory assets
104 stations
6 telescopes & arrays across 6 host countries
3 foreign-operated or co-run facilities
Hub datasetSpace institutions
412
5 agencies & research labs profiled in the hub
120 educational & research institutions
ReferenceProgramme appropriations
$320.2M
3 programmes, plus $125M and €28M in multilateral grant facilities
3 bilateral & multilateral accords
ReferenceSatellite Mission TrackerSatellite registry
Continental spacecraft, newest launches first, with the build pipeline on top.
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| S/No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NigComSat-2Communications |  NigeriaNIGCOMSAT | GEO · Large | — | In pipelineLaunch TBC |
| 02 | NigeriaSat-3Earth Observation | NigeriaNASRDA | LEO · SmallSat | SSTL / CASC consortium | In pipelineLaunch TBC |
| 03 | GaindeSAT-1AEarth Observation |  SenegalSenegalese Space Agency | LEO · SmallSat | — | OperationalLaunched 2024 |
| 04 | Taifa-1Earth Observation |  KenyaKenya Space Agency | LEO · SmallSat | SayariLabs / EnduroSat | OperationalLaunched 2023 |
| 05 | ZimSat-1Earth Observation |  ZimbabweZINGSA | LEO · SmallSat | Kyutech BIRDS-5 | OperationalLaunched 2022 |
| 06 | AngoSat-2Communications |  AngolaGGPEN | GEO · Large | ISS Reshetnev / Airbus | OperationalLaunched 2022 |
| 07 | Nilesat 301Communications |  EgyptNilesat | GEO · Large | Thales Alenia Space | OperationalLaunched 2022 |
| 08 | MDASat-1Maritime Domain Awareness |  South AfricaCPUT / SANSA | LEO · SmallSat | CPUT F'SATI | OperationalLaunched 2022 |
| 09 | ETRSS-1Earth Observation |  EthiopiaSpace Science & Geospatial Institute | LEO · SmallSat | CAST | OperationalLaunched 2019 |
| 10 | RwaSat-1Earth Observation |  Rwanda— | LEO · SmallSat | University of Tokyo | RetiredLaunched 2019 |
Launch Cadence & Fleet Mix
Continental launches per year, orbit regime and mission focus, recomputed from the registry for the current filters.
Launches per year
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| Launches | |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 launch |
| 2004 | 0 launches |
| 2005 | 0 launches |
| 2006 | 0 launches |
| 2007 | 0 launches |
| 2008 | 0 launches |
| 2009 | 1 launch |
| 2010 | 1 launch |
| 2011 | 2 launches |
| 2012 | 0 launches |
| 2013 | 0 launches |
| 2014 | 0 launches |
| 2015 | 0 launches |
| 2016 | 0 launches |
| 2017 | 4 launches |
| 2018 | 2 launches |
| 2019 | 3 launches |
| 2020 | 0 launches |
| 2021 | 0 launches |
| 2022 | 4 launches |
| 2023 | 1 launch |
| 2024 | 1 launch |
Orbit regime
Mission focus
Programme Technical Architecture & Appropriations
Sub-meter EONASRDA-3
Nigeria Earth Observation III
0.75m panchromatic optical suite designed for coastal deforestation monitoring and Sahel drought early-warning systems.
- Appropriation
- $86.4M allocated
- Mass envelope
- 340 kg class
- Payload prime
- Surrey Satellite (SSTL)
Ka/Ku Multi-SpotNile-301
Egypt Telecom Array
GEO communications array delivering 38 Gbps total Ka-band capacity with data protections.
- Appropriation
- $215M closed
- Mass envelope
- 4,100 kg spacecraft
- Prime industrial
- Thales Alenia Space
16U SwarmSANSA-MDASat
Marine Domain Constellation
AIS ship tracking and ocean ecology payloads monitoring South Africa's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
- Appropriation
- $18.8M multi-year
- Mass per node
- 22 kg
- Prime industrial
- Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology
Continental Spaceports & Launch Infrastructure
Djibouti SpaceportPhase I Civil
Obock Launch Complex
$1.0B JV with Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG). 7 launch pads & 3 engine testing rigs.
- Environmental & foundation
- 32% complete
Kenya Broglio ComplexEquatorial TT&C
Malindi Offshore Platforms
Italian Space Agency (ASI) & Kenya Space Agency modernization for small-launcher orbital injection telemetry.
- Antenna modernization
- 78% upgraded
Overberg Test RangeSuborbital R&D
Western Cape Launch Corridor
Active propulsion trials for hybrid commercial sounding rockets and military flight validation.
- Operational flight status
- Ready for trials
National Space Programmes Directory
Space agencies and national programmes across Africa, and when each was formed
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| S/No | Website | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Algerian Space Agency(ASAL) |  Algeria | Space agency | 2002 | Bouzareah | Visit Site |
| 02 | National Space Program Management Office | Angola | Space agency | 2013 | Luanda | Visit Site |
| 03 | Ministry of Higher Education and Space Research Programme Manager |  Djibouti | Ministry | 2002 | Djibouti City | Visit Site |
| 04 | National authority for remote sensing and space science | Egypt | Research institution | 1994 | El-Nozha El-Gedida | Visit Site |
| 05 | Egypt Space Agency | Egypt | Space agency | 2019 | Cairo | Visit Site |
| 06 | Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute | Ethiopia | Research institution | 2016 | Addis Ababa | Visit Site |
| 07 | Ethiopian Geospatial information agency | Ethiopia | Research institution | 2018 | Addis Ababa | Visit Site |
| 08 | Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et d'Observations Spatiales (AGEOS) |  Gabon | Space agency | 2010 | Libreville | Visit Site |
| 09 | Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre |  Ghana | Research institution | 2012 | Accra | Visit Site |
| 10 | Kenya Space Agency | Kenya | Space agency | 2020 | Nairobi | Visit Site |
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