Which African countries have launched satellites?
Live data · as of
A data-backed ranking of African satellite launches by country.
African satellite activity is concentrated in a handful of countries, but the map widens every year. The live ranking below counts every satellite in the SpaceHubs Africa database by the country that owns it.
African satellite launches by country
| Pays | Lancements |
|---|---|
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 15 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 12 |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 8 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 7 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 5 |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 3 |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | 2 |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 2 |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2 |
| 🌍 Pan-African | 2 |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 2 |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2 |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 1 |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1 |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 1 |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | 1 |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 1 |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1 |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | 1 |
Au 2026-08-04.
Related: the 2025 African Space Ecosystem Report, the full African satellites register, and our companion story on the foreign countries involved in African space.
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