To date [28.02.2024],
Southern African Countries have launched 19 Satellites.
The first satellite of the region was launched in 1999 by South Africa - SUNSAT-1.
The most recent satellite launched by the region was the South African Technology Demonstrator on platform-2 (SharedSat 2211). Launched on January 3, 2023.
Find out more by exploring each region below!
Angola
Population: 31.8 M
Capital: Luanda
Area: 1,246,700 sqkm
Major Languages: Portuguese, Kikongo, Kimbundu, Umbundu
Space Agency: GGPEN - Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional
Satellites Launched: 2 (AngoSat-1, -2)
Mauritius
Population: 1.3 M
Capital: Port Louis
Area: 2,040 sqkm
Major Languages: English, Creole
Space Agency:
Satellites Launched: 1 (MirSat-1)
Rwanda
Population: 26.3 M
Capital: Kigali
Area: 2,040 sqkm
Major Languages: English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda
Space Agency:
Satellites Launched: 2 (Icyerekezo | RWASat-1)
South Africa
Population: 58.6 M
Capital: Pretoria (executive) | Bloemfontein (judicial) | Cape Town (legislative)
Area: 1,221,037 sqkm
Major Languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Southern Soto, Tswana, Tsonga, Swazi, Venda, Southern Ndebele
Space Agency: South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
Satellites Launched: 13 (Intelsat NewDawn | Kondor-E | MDASAT -1a, -1b, -1c | nSIGHT-1 | SUMBANDILA | SUNSAT-1 | Platform-2 | XinaBox ThinSAT| ZA-AeroSat | ZACUBE-1, -2)
Zimbabwe
Population: 14.6 M
Capital: Harare
Area: 390,757 sqkm
Major Languages: Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa
Space Agency: Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency
Satellites Launched: 1 (ZimSat-1)