Senegal
Senegal's space sector doesn't have a single dominant area yet.
Recorded activity for Senegal is still early-stage, spread thinly across international collaboration, institutional presence, and commercial activity. Compared with West African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa tracked on the platform, it ranks 3 of 15 by recorded activity. (7 of 55 continent-wide.)
Coverage Rank
3 of 15
Captured Records
53
Benchmark Scope
West African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa
7 of 55 continent-wide
This is a platform-coverage benchmark, not an official national capability ranking.
Overview
Senegal established the Agence Sénégalaise d'Études Spatiales (ASES) in March 2023, making it one of West Africa's newer formal space institutions. GAINDESAT-1A, a 1U CubeSat for environmental imagery and natural resource monitoring, was launched in August 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. A second satellite, GAINDESAT-1B, was assembled entirely by Senegalese engineers, reflecting a deliberate capacity-building approach. ASES has outlined a medium-term pipeline of five to seven additional satellites from 2028. ASES has formalised international partnership agreements and co-launched the Space Climate Observatory with CNES. A doctoral school in space research is planned within the Centre des Hautes Études de Défense et de Sécurité. Senegal Space Week, hosted annually in Dakar, is emerging as a regional convening platform for Francophone African space actors.
International Collaborations
Active and high-signal collaboration records currently captured for this country.
Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched Into Outer Space
+186
Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
+186
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Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
+181
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water
+123
The Artemis Accords
+64
Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite
+44
Sustainable Wetlands and Flood Management in West Africa
+4
Marine and Coastal Areas Management in North and West Africa
+2
African Group on Earth Observations
+31
Trans-African HydroMeteorological Observatory
+16
Réseau Régional d'Aires Marines Protégées en Afrique de l'Ouest
+1
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
+104
Observatory for Biodiversity and Protected Areas in West Africa
+10
Satellites
On-orbit footprint for Senegal. Expand below for the full satellite history.
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