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 | ||||||||||||
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| 01 | 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 |
| 02 | 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 |
| 03 | NIGERIASAT-2 | Nigeria | Earth Observation | 2011 | Small (286 kg) | Mini | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd | United Kingdom | National Space Research and Development Agency | LEO | $35,000,000 | Inactive |
| 04 | NIGERIASAT-X | Nigeria | Earth Observation | 2011 | Small (87 kg) | Micro | NASRDA | United Kingdom | National Space Research and Development Agency | LEO | $28,000,000 | Inactive |
| 05 | NIGCOMSAT 1R | Nigeria | Communications | 2011 | Large (5,150 kg) | Large | China Great Wall Industry Corporation | China | Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited | GEO | $340,000,000 | Active |
| 06 | NIGERIAEDUSAT-1 | Nigeria | Earth Observation | 2017 | Small (1.3 kg) | Nano | Federal University of Technology Akure | Nigeria | Federal University of Technology Akure | LEO | $500,000 | Inactive |
| 07 | DELSAT-1 | Nigeria | Earth Observation | 2022 | Small (87 kg) | Micro | Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (CGSTL) | China | Defence Space Administration (DSA) | LEO | $8,500,000 | Active |