African Space Ecosystem 2025
Snapshot as of 2025-12-31.
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satellites launched
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launching countries
17
national agencies
250
companies
37
ground stations
Standing entity counts include records with a known establishment or partnership date on or before the snapshot cutoff; undated records are excluded from this frozen annual count.
Launches in 2025
| Satellite | Country | Launch date |
|---|---|---|
| BotSat-1 | Botswana | 2025-03-17 |
| SPNEX | Egypt | 2025-12-30 |
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Top foreign-country involvement
| Country | Total | Satellites | Ground stations | Collaborations |
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| Foreign-involvement rows are not available for this snapshot. | ||||
Cite this report
SpaceHubs Africa, “African Space Ecosystem 2025”, https://spacehubs.africa/reports/african-space-ecosystem-2025, snapshot as of 2025-12-31.
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