To date [28.02.2024],
North African Countries have launched 24 Satellites.
The first satellite of the region was launched in 1998 by Egypt - nileSAT-101.
The most recent satellite launched by the region was the Egyptian NEXSAT-1. Launched on February 3, 2024.
Find out more by exploring each region below!
Algeria
Population: 42.2 M
Capital: Algiers
Area: 2,381,741 sqkm
Major Languages: Arabic, Berber, French
Space Agency: Algerian Space Agency الوكالة الفضائية الجزائرية, (ASAL)
Satellites Launched: 6 (Alsat-1, -1B, -1N, -2A, -2B | Alcomsat-1)
Egypt
Population: 100.4 M
Capital: Cairo
Area: 1,010,408 sqkm
Major Languages: Arabic
Space Agency: Egyptian Space Agency (formerly the National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences)
Satellites Launched: 13 (EgyptSat-1, -2, -A | HORUS-1 -2 | NARSScube-1, -2 | NExSAT-1 | Nilesat 101, 102, 201, 301 | TIBA 1)
Libya
Population: 6.8 M
Capital: Tripoli
Area: 1,759,541 sqkm
Major Languages: Arabic, Berber
Space Agency: Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science (LCRSSS)
Satellites Launched: none
Morocco
Population: 36.5 M
Capital: Rabat
Area: 710,850 sqkm
Major Languages: Arabic, Berber
Space Agency: Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS)
Satellites Launched: 3 (Mohammed VI-A, -B | Maroc-Tubsat)
Sudan
Population: 42.8 M
Capital: Khartoum
Area: 1,886,068 sqkm
Major Languages: Arabic, English, Sudanese
Space Agency: Remote Sensing and Seismology Authority (RSSA)
Satellites Launched: 1 (SRSS-1)
Tunisia
Population: 11.7 M
Capital: Tunis
Area: 163,610 sqkm
Major Languages: Arabic, Berber, French
Space Agency: Tunisian Space Agency
Satellites Launched: 1 (Challenge ONE)