Assessing the Risks and Challenges of Anti-Satellite Weapons to African Space Programme

As the African space ecosystem grows, nations progressively allocate resources to space programmes, utilising telecommunications, Earth observations, and navigation applications. Despite this positive adoption, the advancement of African space initiatives could encounter an obstacle in the form of the emerging threat posed by anti-satellite weapons (ASAT). These threats include potential communication disruptions, safety concerns, setbacks, and other related hazards. Thus, this article will provide an overview of ASAT weapons' threats to African space programmes and explore approaches to mitigating their risks and challenges.