Space Companies in South Africa
13 space organizations headquartered in South Africa driving innovation in the global aerospace industry.
Quick Facts
- National space agency
- SANSA
- Agency established
- 2010
- Agency headquarters
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Tracked organizations
- 13 space companies & agencies
- Industry active since
- 2008
- Primary space hub
- Stellenbosch (5 companies)
- Leading sector
- satellite-manufacturing (4 companies)
About SANSA
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is the government body coordinating and promoting South Africa's space activities, established in 2010 and headquartered in Pretoria, consolidating previously separate government space functions under a unified national agency structure with facilities spanning multiple s…
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Quick Stats
- Companies with funding
- 0
- Active/Operational
- 9
- In Development
- 4
All Companies (13)
AAC Space Africa
operationalAAC Space Africa is the South African subsidiary of AAC Clyde Space (Nasdaq First North: AAC), the S…
Aerobotics
operationalAerobotics is a Cape Town, South Africa-based precision agriculture analytics company founded in 201…
African Space Industry Association
operationalThe African Space Industry Association (ASIA) is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based nonprofit indust…
CubeSpace
operationalCubeSpace, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa, designs and manufactures…
Dragonfly Aerospace
operationalDragonfly Aerospace, headquartered in Somerset West near Cape Town, South Africa, is one of Africa's…
NewSpace Systems
operationalNewSpace Systems is a Stellenbosch, South Africa-based satellite component manufacturer founded in 2…
SANSA
operationalThe South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is the government body coordinating and promoting So…
SCS Space
operationalSCS Space (Space Commercial Services), headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, is a commercial sma…
Simera Sense
operationalSimera Sense, headquartered in Somerset West near Cape Town, South Africa, develops and manufactures…
Astrofica Technologies
developmentAstrofica Technologies, founded in 2016 and based in Cape Town, South Africa, is a satellite technol…
Hypernova Space Technologies
developmentHypernova Space Technologies, based in Nigeria, is one of Africa's pioneering private space propulsi…
Hypersonic Technology
developmentHypersonic Technology, founded in 2020 and based in Pretoria, South Africa, is a developing company …
Space Advisory Company
developmentSpace Advisory Company, founded in 2015 and based in Cape Town, South Africa, is a consulting firm s…