Total Launched
69
1998-2026 Complete Fleet
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African Satellite Missions: Past Satellite Database Registry
Comprehensive multi-dimensional relational database of all national, multilateral, and commercial African payloads in orbit or retired from 1998 to 2026.
69 Verified SatellitesActive in Orbit
3753.6% Operational
Continuous telemetry stream
Historic Satellite Cost
$5.02B
Cumulative Public & Private Outlay
Country
18 Nations
Pan-African Space Reach
African Satellite Registry
National, multilateral and commercial African payloads, in orbit or retired (1998 – 2026)
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| S/No | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NILESAT 101 |  Egypt | Communications | 1998 | Large (1,666 kg) | Large | Airbus D&S | France | NILESAT | GEO | $140,000,000 | Inactive |
| 02 | SUNSAT |  South Africa | Earth Observation | 1999 | Small (64 kg) | Micro | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Stellenbosch University | LEO | $2,000,000 | Inactive |
| 03 | NILESAT 102 | Egypt | Communications | 2000 | Large (1,827 kg) | Large | Airbus D&S | France | NILESAT | GEO | $140,000,000 | Inactive |
| 04 | MAROC-TUBSAT |  Morocco | Earth Observation | 2001 | Small (47 kg) | Micro | TU Berlin | Germany | Royal Centre for Remote Sensing | MEO | $7,000,000 | Inactive |
| 05 | ALSAT-1 |  Algeria | Earth Observation | 2002 | Small (90 kg) | Micro | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd | United Kingdom | Algerian Space Agency | LEO | $11,000,000 | Inactive |
| 06 | NIGERIASAT-1 |  Nigeria | Earth Observation | 2003 | Small (100 kg) | Micro | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd | United Kingdom | National Space Research and Development Agency | LEO | $13,000,000 | Inactive |
| 07 | EGYPTSAT-1 | Egypt | Earth Observation | 2007 | Small (165 kg) | Micro | Yuzhnoye SDO | Ukraine | National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science | LEO | $21,000,000 | Inactive |
| 08 | RASCOMSTAR QAF-1 | Multilateral | Communications | 2007 | Large (3,160 kg) | Large | Thales Alenia Space | France | RASCOMSTAR | GEO | $380,000,000 | Inactive |
| 09 | NIGCOMSAT 1 | Nigeria | Communications | 2007 | Large (5,150 kg) | Large | China Great Wall Industry Corporation | China | National Space Research and Development Agency | GEO | $340,000,000 | Inactive |
| 10 | SUMBANDILA | South Africa | Earth Observation | 2009 | Small (81 kg) | Micro | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Stellenbosch University | LEO | $11,800,000 | Inactive |