Total Pipeline Satellites
111
2026–2036 pipeline horizon
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Comprehensive relational database of every national, multilateral, and commercial African satellite planned for launch between 2026 and 2036, with procurement status, build origin and estimated cost.
111 Pipeline Satellites (2026–2036)2026–2036 pipeline horizon
African states with satellites in development or planned
Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Gabon, DR Congo...
Committed & estimated satellite costs
Every planned African satellite (2026 – 2036), one manifest row per programme
| S/No | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chinese-AfSA satellite project | Multilateral | Earth Observation | TBD | Small | Micro | Level 1: Long Shot | Speculation | Non-GEO | — | China | — | — |
| 02 | African Space Agency (AfSA) Flagship / Shared Payload (2 sats) | Multilateral | Earth Observation | TBD | Small | Mini | Level 2: Speculative | Speculation | Non-GEO | — | Africa | — | $365,878,967 |
| 03 | AESPP Sat 1 (2 sats) | Multilateral | Earth Observation | 2028 | Small | Nano | Level 4: Likely | Conceptual | Non-GEO | — | Africa | — | $4,213,960 |
| 04 | AfDevSat | Multilateral | Earth Observation | 2027 | Small | Micro | Level 5: Strong Evidence | Under Development | Non-GEO | Local | Africa | — | $1,371,330 |
| 05 | Sahel Communications Satellite | Multilateral | Communication | TBD | Large | Large | Level 1: Long Shot | Conceptual | GEO | Foreign | Russia | — | $308,250,000 |
| 06 | SADC Communication Satellite | Multilateral | Communication | TBD | Large | Large | Level 1: Long Shot | Conceptual | — | — | — | — | $308,250,000 |
| 07 | RASCOM COMSAT | Multilateral | Communication | TBD | Large | Large | Level 3: Plausible | Conceptual | — | — | — | — | $380,000,000 |
| 08 | AfDevSat -2 | Multilateral | Earth Observation | TBD | Small | Nano | Level 2: Speculative | Speculation | Non-GEO | — | Africa | — | $2,106,980 |