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Which African countries have launched satellites?

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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

Country Launches
🇪🇬 Egypt 15
🇿🇦 South Africa 12
🇩🇿 Algeria 8
🇳🇬 Nigeria 7
🇲🇦 Morocco 5
🇰🇪 Kenya 3
🇦🇴 Angola 2
🇩🇯 Djibouti 2
🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2
🇷🇼 Rwanda 2
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
🇧🇼 Botswana 1
🇬🇭 Ghana 1
🇲🇺 Mauritius 1
🇸🇳 Senegal 1
🇸🇩 Sudan 1
🇹🇳 Tunisia 1
🇺🇬 Uganda 1

As of 2026-08-03.

Related: the 2025 African Space Ecosystem Report, the full African satellites register, and our companion story on the top external countries involved in African space.

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Regional & country data Satellites and space activity across Africa's regions and countries. African satellites register Every African satellite the platform tracks, by country and year. National space agencies The continent's national space agencies and what they run. Annual ecosystem report The yearly data-backed state of African space.

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