Africa's space and satellite ecosystem has moved from ambition to infrastructure: a growing number of African countries now operate satellites, run national space agencies, and build the ground segment and companies around them. This page is a living, data-backed snapshot of that ecosystem — updated from the SpaceHubs Africa intelligence platform rather than frozen in time.
Africa's space ecosystem at a glance
- African countries
- 55
- Satellites
- 69
- Active satellites
- 30
- National agencies
- 18
- Companies
- 252
As of 2026-08-09
SpaceHubs Africa's lens is deliberately specific: Africa's space and satellite ecosystem. The figures below count African satellites, national space agencies, and the companies and institutions the platform tracks across the continent. For the full, browsable records — and the analytical depth behind them — follow through to the platform.
African satellites
| Satellite | Country | Launch | Status | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlSat-3B ↗ | 🇩🇿 Algeria | Active | SSO | |
| AlSat-3A ↗ | 🇩🇿 Algeria | Active | SSO | |
| SPNEX ↗ | 🇪🇬 Egypt | Active | SSO | |
| BotSat-1 ↗ | 🇧🇼 Botswana | Active | SSO | |
| Djibouti-1B ↗ | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | Active | LEO | |
| ZimSat-2 ↗ | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | De-orbited | SSO | |
| GaindéSat-1A ↗ | 🇸🇳 Senegal | De-orbited | LEO | |
| UM5-EOSat ↗ | 🇲🇦 Morocco | Active | SSO | |
| UM5-Ribat ↗ | 🇲🇦 Morocco | Active | SSO | |
| NExSat-1 ↗ | 🇪🇬 Egypt | Active | SSO |
National space agencies
Explore by country
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Source & freshness. Figures are read live from the SpaceHubs Africa intelligence platform and reflect the ecosystem as of the date shown in each module. To cite this page: SpaceHubs Africa, “The African Aerospace & Space Industry”, spacehubs.africa/insight/african-aerospace-industry.