Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's space sector doesn't have a single dominant area yet.
Recorded activity for Zimbabwe is still early-stage, spread thinly across commercial activity, international collaboration, and academic capacity. Compared with East African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa tracked on the platform, it ranks 5 of 18 by recorded activity. (17 of 55 continent-wide.)
Coverage Rank
5 of 18
Captured Records
30
Benchmark Scope
East African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa
17 of 55 continent-wide
This is a platform-coverage benchmark, not an official national capability ranking.
Overview
Zimbabwe established the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) in 2018. Zimbabwe launched ZimSat-1 in November 2022, an Earth observation nanosatellite used for drought monitoring, crop health assessment, mining activity mapping, and weather forecasting. ZimSat-2, designed and built by ZINGSA engineers alongside Zimbabwean students at Southwest State University in Russia, followed as a subsequent mission. A third Earth observation satellite, ZimSat-3, is planned to expand orbital capability. Zimbabwe is also seeking financing for a geostationary telecommunications satellite to support national connectivity and its digital economy transition. ZINGSA's mandate spans satellite technology development, geospatial applications, space science research, and human capacity building. The Harare Institute of Technology and the University of Zimbabwe support engineering and geospatial education relevant to the sector. Zimbabwe participates in the Southern Africa regional node of the African Space Agency.
International Collaborations
Active and high-signal collaboration records currently captured for this country.
Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Services for Transboundary Basins in Southern Africa
African Group on Earth Observations
+31
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Trans-African HydroMeteorological Observatory
+16
Southern African Development Community Water Network
+10
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
+104
Satellites
On-orbit footprint for Zimbabwe. Expand below for the full satellite history.
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