Angola
Angola's space sector doesn't have a single dominant area yet.
Recorded activity for Angola is still early-stage, spread thinly across institutional presence, commercial activity, and international collaboration. Compared with Central African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa tracked on the platform, it ranks 2 of 9 by recorded activity. (23 of 55 continent-wide.)
Coverage Rank
2 of 9
Captured Records
24
Benchmark Scope
Central African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa
23 of 55 continent-wide
This is a platform-coverage benchmark, not an official national capability ranking.
Overview
Angola's space sector is undergoing significant institutional expansion. President João Lourenço announced the creation of a national space agency in October 2025 as a successor to the Cabinet for the Management of the National Space Program (GGPEN). Angola operates ANGOSAT-2, a telecommunications satellite supporting the Conecta Angola initiative, which extends connectivity to remote areas across thirteen provinces. ANGEO-1, an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus, was initiated in 2026 and targets applications in environmental monitoring, agricultural planning, resource management, and disaster risk evaluation. Angola was ranked among Africa's top-five space programmes in 2026 assessments. The country hosted the ANGOTIC 2026 conference in Luanda, where continental space cooperation was a central agenda item. Space technology training was delivered to representatives from all twenty-one provinces as part of a national capacity-building programme.
International Collaborations
Active and high-signal collaboration records currently captured for this country.
Satellites
On-orbit footprint for Angola. Expand below for the full satellite history.
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