15
Objects launched
15
Payloads
Most recent objects
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)| Object | Launched | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPNeX | 2025 Dec 10 | Payload | Operating |
| NEXSAT-1 | 2024 Feb 3 | Payload | Operating |
| MisrSat-2 | 2023 Dec 4 | Payload | Operating |
| Helusi 2 | 2023 Mar 13 | Payload | Operating |
| Helusi 1 | 2023 Feb 24 | Payload | Operating |
| Nilesat 301 | 2022 Jun 8 | Payload | Operating |
| Tiba 1 | 2019 Nov 26 | Payload | Operating |
| NARSScube-1 | 2019 Sep 24 | Payload | Reentered |
| NARSScube-2 | 2019 Jul 25 | Payload | Reentered |
| MisrSat A | 2019 Feb 21 | Payload | Operating |
Objects by decade
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)1990s1
2000s2
2010s6
2020s6
Source: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Space objects launched | 15 objectsGCAT [2026] |
| First space object | Nilesat 101GCAT [2026] |
| First launch (year) | 1,998GCAT [2026] |
| Most recent launch (year) | 2,025GCAT [2026] |
| Active satellites | No authoritative open source found |
| Total tracked objects | No authoritative open source found |
- 1960 - initiated a space program
- 1998 - first communications satellite (NileSat-101) built in Europe and launched on a European rocket (first African country to have its own communications satellite)
- 2007 - first remote sensing (RS) satellite (Egypsat-1) built and launched by Russia
- 2019 - first domestically produced RS cube satellites (NARSSCube-1 and 2) released from International Space Station; signed agreement with China for construction of satellite assembly, integrating, and testing facilities
- 2020 - announced a 10-year national space program, including initiating an astronaut training program and jointly developing with several African countries an RS satellite for monitoring climate changes
- 2022 - inaugurated a “space city” containing a satellite manufacturing facility, a research center, a space academy, and the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA; inaugurated 2025); latest NileSat-series (NileSat-301) communications satellite acquired from Europe and launched by the US
- 2023 - three RS satellites (Horus-1, Horus-2, and MisrSat-2) built jointly with and launched by China; joined the China-led International Lunar Research Station project
- 2024 - experimental RS satellite (Nexsat-1) jointly developed with a European commercial company and launched by China
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
