Ethiopia
Ethiopia's space sector is anchored by public-sector presence.
Most of what's recorded for Ethiopia falls under public-sector presence, alongside activity in commercial activity and orbital activity. Compared with East African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa tracked on the platform, it ranks 2 of 18 by recorded activity. (12 of 55 continent-wide.)
Coverage Rank
2 of 18
Captured Records
30
Benchmark Scope
East African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa
12 of 55 continent-wide
This is a platform-coverage benchmark, not an official national capability ranking.
Overview
Ethiopia's space institutional architecture was restructured in 2022 with the merger of the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) and the Geospatial Information Institute (GII) into the Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI). The Ethiopian National Space Policy, adopted in 2018, provides the governance framework. Ethiopia's ETRSS-1 satellite, a 72 kg remote sensing microsatellite was co-developed with Chinese institutions and launched in December 2019, and ET-SMART-RSS, an 8.9 kg nanosatellite was also developed through Ethiopian-Chinese collaboration, launched in December 2020. SSGI supports applications in agriculture, land use, and disaster management. The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS), founded in 2004, was instrumental in building political and academic support for the programme. Addis Ababa University and the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University contribute to space science and geospatial research.
International Collaborations
Active and high-signal collaboration records currently captured for this country.
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
+104
Land Degradation an Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment in Eastern Africa
+5
Satellites
On-orbit footprint for Ethiopia. Expand below for the full satellite history.
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