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Southern Africa

As of 2026-08-04, Southern Africa has 13 satellites across 2 countries.

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Countries with satellites
2
Satellites
13
Satellites launched by year
1999 2009 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2025
Satellite launches by country
🇿🇦 South Africa 🇧🇼 Botswana
Satellite launches by vertical
Communications
8%
Earth Observation
54%
Science
23%
Technology Demonstration
15%

National space agencies

Cite this data

SpaceHubs Africa, “Southern Africa space ecosystem data”, https://spacehubs.africa/south-africa?lang=en, accessed 2026-08-04.

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  • BBC
  • NPR
  • The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  • Africa at LSE

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