Government space agencies, established by the governments of countries and regioagencies (groupings of countries) are established as a means for advocating for engaging in activities related to outer space, exploitation of space systems, and/or space exploration. The listings summarize all countries' and regional authorities' space agencies with a comparative summary of demonstrated capabilities.
The objectives include national prestige, exploitation of remote sensing information, communications, education, and economic development. These agencies tend to be civil in nature (vs military) and serve to advance the benefits of exploitation and/or exploration of space. They span the spectrum from old organizations with small budgets to mature national or regional enterprises such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, the European Space Agency (ESA) which coordinates for more than 20 constituent countries, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (Roscosmos) of Russia, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The space agency listings are segregated to enable identification of subsets of the complete list that have advanced to higher levels or technical or programmatic proficiency in accordance with the following:
- Establishment of agency, initial exploitation of space-based systems
- Development of launch capability
- Capacity for extraterrestrial exploration
- Demonstration of human spaceflight capability across one or more of these domains
Overview
As of 2024, nearly 80 different government space agencies are in existence, including more than 70 national space agencies and several international agencies.
| Space agency | Demonstrated capability | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country or organization | Name | Acronym | Founded | First space traveler | Operates satellites | Builds satellites | Recoverable payloads capable |
| African Union | African Space Agency | AfSA | 24 Jan 2023 | ||||
| Algeria | Algerian Space Agency | ASAL | 16 Jan 2002[1] | (Alcomsat-1) | (AlSAT-1) | ||
| Argentina | Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales[2] | CONAE | 1961 (CNIE) 28 May 1991 (CONAE) | (Nahuel 1A) | (ARSAT-1) | ||
| Australia | Australian Space Agency[3] | ASA | 1986 (NSP) 1 Jul 2018 (ASA)[4][5] | (Paul Scully-Power) | (Aussat A1) | (WRESAT) | |
| Austria | Austrian Space Agency[6][7] | ALR | 12 Jul 1972 | (Franz Viehböck) | (TUGSAT-1/UniBRITE) | (TUGSAT-1/UniBRITE) | |
| Azerbaijan | Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos)[8] | Azercosmos | 2010 | (Tuva Cihangir Atasever) | (Azerspace-1) | (Azersky-2) | |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Space Agency | BSA | 2014 | AlMunther | AlMunther | ||
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization[9] | SPARRSO | 1980 | (Bangabandhu-1) | (BRAC Onnesha) | ||
| Belgium | Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy[10] | BIRA IASB BISA | Nov 25, 1964 | (Dirk Frimout) | (PROBA-1) | ||
| Brazil | Brazilian Space Agency[11][12] | AEB | 10 Feb 1994 | (Marcos Pontes) | (Brasilsat A1) | (Amazônia-1) | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Space Agency[13] | SRI-BAS STIL-BAS | 1987 | (Georgi Ivanov) | (Bulgaria 1300) | (Bulgaria 1300) | |
| Canada | Canadian Space Agency[14] | CSA ASC | 1 Mar 1989 | (Marc Garneau) | (Alouette 1) | (Alouette 1) | |
| Chile | Chilean Space Agency | CSA | 2001 | ||||
| China | China National Space Administration[15] | CNSA | 22 Apr 1993 | (Yang Liwei) | (Dong Fang Hong 1) | ||
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Costarricense)[16] | AEC | 2021 | (Irazú) | (Irazú) | ||
| International Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) British National Space Centre (BNSC) Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) China National Space Administration (CNSA) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR) European Space Agency (ESA) Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA) | Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems[17] | CCSDS | 1982 | ||||
| International Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Malaysia Mexico Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Norway Pakistan Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Caribbean Community | Committee on Space Research[18][19][20] | COSPAR | 1958 | ||||
| Czech Republic | Department of Space Activities at the Ministry of Transport (Czech Republic) | MoT | 2008 | (Vladimír Remek) | (Magion 4) | (VZLUSAT-2) | |
| Denmark | Danish National Space Center[21] | DNSC DTU Space | 1 Jan 1968 (DSRI) 1 Jan 2005 (DNSC) | (Andreas Mogensen) | (Ørsted) | (Ørsted) | |
| Egypt | Egyptian Space Agency[22][23] | EGSA NARSS[24] EASRT-RSC | 2018 1994 1971–1994 | (Sara Sabry) | (EgyptSat 1) | (NARSSCube-1) | |
| El Salvador | Instituto Aeroespacial de El Salvador(Esai)[25][26] | ESAI | 2021 | ||||
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute[27] | ESSTI | 14 Oct 2016 | ETRSS-1 | ETRSS-1 | ||
| Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia European Union Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom | European Space Agency[28][29] | ESA ASE EWO | 1964 (ESRO/ELDO) 30 May 1975 (ESA) | (Ulf Merbold) | (Cos-B) | (Cos-B) | |
| European Union | European Union Agency for the Space Programme[30] | EUSPA | 12 Jul 2004 (GSA) 21 May 2021 (EUSPA) | ||||
| France | National Centre for Space Studies[31] | CNES | 19 Dec 1961 | (Jean-Loup Chrétien) | (Astérix) | (Astérix) | |
| Germany | German Aerospace Center[32] | DLR | 1969 | (Sigmund Jähn) | (Azur) | ||
| Ghana | Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre[33] | GSSTI | 2 Apr 2012 | (GhanaSat-1) | (GhanaSat-1) | ||
| Greece | Hellenic Space Centre Ελληνικό Κέντρο Διαστήματος[34] | HSC ΕΛΚΕΔ | 9 Aug 2019 | (Hellas Sat 2) | (UPSat) | ||
| Hungary | Hungarian Space Office | MŰI HSO | Jan 1992 | (Bertalan Farkas) | (MaSat-1) | (MaSat-1) | |
| India | Indian Space Research Organisation[35][36][37] | ISRO इसरो | 1962 (INCOSPAR) 15th Aug 1969 (ISRO) | (Rakesh Sharma) | (Aryabhata) | (Aryabhata) | |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Space Agency (Previously LAPAN)[38] | INASA | 3 Nov 2022 27 Nov 1964 (LAPAN) | (Palapa-A1) | (Lapan-TUBsat) | ||
| Iran | Iranian Space Agency | ISA[39][40] | 2004 | (Sina-1) | [41] (Omid) | (Pishgam) | |
| Israel | Israeli Space Agency | ISA סוכנות החלל הישראלית | Apr 1983 | (Ilan Ramon) | (Ofeq-1) | (Shavit 2) | |
| Italy | Italian Space Agency[42][43] | ASI | 1988 | (Franco Malerba) | (San Marco 1) | (San Marco 1) | |
| Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency[44][45] | JAXA ジャクサ | 1 Oct 2003 | (Toyohiro Akiyama) | (Ohsumi) | (Ohsumi) | |
| Kazakhstan | National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan[46] | KazCosmos KazKosmos | 27 Mar 2007 | (Toktar Aubakirov) | (KazSat-1) | (Al Farabi-1) | |
| Kenya | Kenya Space Agency[47] | KSA | 7 Mar 2017 | (1KUNS-PF) | (1KUNS-PF) | ||
| North Korea | National Aerospace Technology Administration | NATA | 1980s (KCST)
2013 (NADA) 2023 (NATA) | (Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2) | (Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2) | ||
| South Korea | Korea AeroSpace Administration | KASA 우주청 | 27 May 2024 | ||||
| South Korea | Korea Aerospace Research Institute[48] | KARI 항우연 | 10 Oct 1989 | (Yi So-yeon) | (Koreasat 1) | (KITSAT-1) | |
| CELAC | Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency | ALCE | 2022[49] | ||||
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Space Association[50] | LSA[51] | 2007 | (LituanicaSAT-1) | (LituanicaSAT-1) | ||
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Space Agency[52] | LSA | Sep 2018 | (Astra 1A) | (KSM (Kleos Scouting Mission)) | ||
| Malaysia | Malaysian Space Agency[53] | MYSA | 2002 | (Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor) | (MEASAT-1) | (TiungSAT-1) | |
| Mexico | Mexican Space Agency[54] | AEM | 30 Jul 2010 | (Rodolfo Vela) | (Morelos I) | (UNAMSAT B)[55] | |
| Mongolia | National Remote Sensing Center of Mongolia[56] | NRSC | 1991 | (Gurragchaa Jugderdemid) | (Mazaalai) | (Mazaalai) | |
| Morocco | Royal Center for Remote Sensing[57] Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale Ammas Amrrukan n Tallunt (المركز الملكي للإستشعار البعدي الفضائي) | CRTS | Dec 1989 | (Maroc-Tubsat) | (Maroc-Tubsat) | ||
| Netherlands | Netherlands Institute for Space Research[58] | SRON | 1983 | (Wubbo Ockels) | (ANS) | (ANS) | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Space Agency | NZSA | Apr 2016 | (Humanity Star) | (Humanity Star) | ||
| Nigeria | National Space Research and Development Agency[59] | NASRDA | 1998 | (Nigeriasat-1) | (Nigeria EduSat-1) | ||
| Norway | Norwegian Space Agency[60] | NRS NSC | 1987 | (Thor 2) | (nCube-2) | ||
| Pakistan | Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission[61] | SUPARCO سپارکو | 16 Sep 1961 (started working from 1964) | (Namira Salim) | (Badr-1) | (Badr-1) | |
| Paraguay | Paraguayan Space Agency (Agencia Espacial de Paraguay)[62] | AEP | 26 Mar 2014 | (GuaraníSat-1) | (GuaraníSat-1) | ||
| Peru | National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development[63] | CONIDA | 11 Jun 1974 | (Chasqui I) | |||
| Philippines | Philippine Space Agency[64][65][66][67][68] | PhilSA | 2014 (DOST–ASTI) 8 August 2019 (PhilSA) | (Agila-1) | (Diwata-1) | ||
| Poland | Polish Space Agency[69] | POLSA | 29 Sep 1976 (CBK PAN) 26 Sep 2014 (POLSA) | (Mirosław Hermaszewski) | (Lem) | (Lem) | |
| Portugal | Portugal Space[70][71] | PTSPACE | 2019 | (PoSAT-1) | (PoSAT-1) | ||
| Romania | Romanian Space Agency[72] | ASR ROSA | 1991 | (Dumitru Prunariu) | (Goliat) | (Goliat) | |
| Russia | Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities | Roscosmos Роскосмос | 25 Feb 1992 | (Aleksandr Volkov) | (Kosmos 2175) | (Kosmos 2175) | (Soyuz TM-14) |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Space Agency[73] | RSA | 2021 | (RWASAT-1) | (RWASAT-1) | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Space Agency[74] | SSA | 1977 (KACST-SRI) 2018 (SSC/SSA) | (Sultan Bin Salman) | (Arabsat-1A) | (SaudiSat-4) | |
| Singapore | Office for Space Technology and Industry[75] | OSTIn | 2013 | ||||
| South Africa | South African National Space Agency[76] | SANSA | 9 Dec 2010 | (Mark Shuttleworth) | (SUNSAT) | (SUNSAT) | |
| Soviet Union † | Soviet space program | СССР Космическая программа | 1955 disbanded 25 Dec 1991 | (Yuri Gagarin) | (Sputnik 1) | (Sputnik 1) | (Korabl-Sputnik 2) |
| Spain | Agencia Espacial Española[77][78][79] | AEE | 2023 | (Pedro Duque) | (Hispasat 1A) | (Intasat) | |
| Sweden | Swedish National Space Agency[80] | SNSA | 1972 | (Christer Fuglesang) | (Viking) | ||
| Switzerland | Swiss Space Office[81][82] | SSO | 1998 | Claude Nicollier | (SwissCube-1) | (SwissCube-1) | |
| Syria | Syrian Space Agency[83][84][85][86] | SSA | 18 Mar 2014 | (Muhammed Faris) | |||
| Taiwan | Taiwan Space Agency[87] | TASA | 3 Oct 1991 | (ST-1) | (Formosat-1) | ||
| Thailand | Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency[88] | GISTDA สทอภ | 3 Nov 2000 | (Thaicom 1) | (KNACKSAT) | ||
| Tunisia | French: Centre national de la cartographie et de la télédétection (Arabic: المركز الوطني للإستشعار عن بعد) (National Remote Sensing Center of Tunisia)[89] | CNCT | 1988 | (Challenge-1) | (Challenge-1) | ||
| Turkey | Turkish Space Agency (Türkiye Uzay Ajansı)[90][91][92][93] | TUA | 1985 (TÜBİTAK UZAY) 13 Dec 2018 (TUA) | (Alper Gezeravcı) | (Türksat 1A) | (Göktürk-2) | |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan National Space Agency[94] | TNSA | 2011 | (Oleg Kononenko) | (TürkmenÄlem52E / MonacoSAT) | ||
| Ukraine | State Space Agency of Ukraine[95] | SSAU | 2 Mar 1992 | (Leonid Kadeniuk) | (Sich-1) | ||
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Space Agency[96] | UAESA | 2014 | (Hazza Al Mansouri) | (Thuraya 2) | (KhalifaSat) | |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom Space Agency[97] | UKSA | 1 Apr 2010 | (Helen Sharman) | (Ariel 1) | (Prospero) | |
| United Nations | United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space[98] | UNCOPUOS | Dec 12, 1959 | — | — | — | — |
| United Nations | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs[99] | UNOOSA | 13 Dec 1958 | — | — | — | — |
| United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration[100] | NASA | 29 Jul 1958 | (Alan Shepard) | (Explorer 1) | (Explorer 1) | (Discoverer 13) |
| Uzbekistan | The Space Research and Technology Agency under the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan[101] | Uzbekspace agency | 2019 | ||||
| Venezuela | Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities[102] | ABAE | 1 Jan 2008 | (Venesat-1) | |||
| Vietnam | Vietnam National Space Center (Trung tâm Vũ trụ Việt Nam)[103] | TTVTVN or VNSC VAST-VNSC | 20 Nov 2006 | (Phạm Tuân) | (Vinasat-1) | (F-1) | |
| Subnational Space Agencies | |||||||
| Country | Subdivision | Name | Founded | First space traveler | Operates satellites | Builds satellites | Recoverable payloads capable |
| United States | California | California Space Authority | 1996 (CSTA)
2001 (CSA) disbanded 10 Jun 2011 | ||||
| Florida | Space Florida[104] | 1989 (FSA)
1 Sep 2006 (Space Florida) | |||||
| New Mexico | New Mexico Spaceport Authority | Feb 2011 | |||||
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority[105] | 2006 | |||||
| Virginia | Virginia Spaceport Authority | 1 Jul 1996 | |||||
Launch capability
This group of agencies have developed or are developing launch infrastructure including space launch sites, suborbital launch technology, orbital launch systems, cryogenic rocket technologies and reusable hardware technologies.
| Agency | Demonstrated capability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operates launch site | Suborbital launch capable | Orbital launch capable | Cryogenic rocket engine use | Reusable systems use | |
| CONAE[2] | [106] (Punta Indio) | [107] (Orión) | |||
| ASA[3][4] | (Woomera) | [108] (Long Tom) | |||
| AEB[11][12] | [109] (Alcântara) | (VSB-30) | (VLS-1) | [110] (L-75) | |
| CSA | |||||
| CNSA[15] | (Jiuquan) | (Long March 1) | (YF-73) | ||
| Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom ESA | (Kourou) | (Ariane 1) | |||
| CNES[31] | (Kourou) | (Véronique) | (Diamant A) | ||
| ISRO[35][36][37] | (Sriharikota) | (RH-75) | (SLV) | (CE-20) (CE-7.5) | (NGLV) |
| Iranian Space Agency[111] | (Semnan) | (Safir) | (Safir) | [112] (Bahman engine) | (Reusable OLV project) |
| Israel Space Agency[113] | (Palmachim Airbase) | (Shavit 2) | (Shavit 2) | ||
| ASI[114] | (Salto di Quirra) | ||||
| JAXA[44] | (Uchinoura) | (Lambda-4S) | (LE-7) | ||
| NATA | (Sohae) | [115] (Unha-3) | [116] (May 27, 2024) | ||
| KARI[117] | (Naro) | (Nuri) | |||
| MSA | |||||
| NZSA | (Mahia) | ||||
| SUPARCO[118] | (Sonmiani Flight Test Range) | (Rehbar-I) | |||
| POLSA | |||||
| Roscosmos | (Plesetsk) | (Soyuz-U) | (Soyuz-7 2028) | ||
| Soviet space program † | (Baikonur) | (GIRD-09) | (R-7 Sputnik) | (KVD-1) | (Buran) |
| SNSA[119] | (Esrange) | (Maser) | |||
| SSAU[120] | (Dnepr) | ||||
| UKSA | |||||
| NASA[100] | (Cape Canaveral) | (WAC Corporal) | (Juno I) | (RL10) | (Space Shuttle) |
Extraterrestrial exploration capability
This group of agencies have developed advanced technological capabilities required for travel and study of other heavenly bodies within the Solar System. These involve the capacity to leave the local area around the planet Earth for lunar and/or missions to other bodies in the Solar System.
| Space agency | Demonstrated capability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operates flyby spacecraft | Operates extraterrestrial orbiter | Controlled surface impact | Uncrewed soft landing | Uncrewed rover operation | Sample return | |
| CNSA[121] | (Chang'e 5-T1) | (Chang'e 1) | (Chang'e 1) | (Chang'e 3) | (Yutu-1) | (Chang'e 5) |
| Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom ESA[122] | (Ulysses) | (Mars Express) | (Rosetta) | (Huygens) | ||
| ISRO[123] | (Chandrayaan-3) | (Chandrayaan-1) | (Moon Impact Probe)[37] | (Chandrayaan-3) | (Pragyan) | |
| JAXA[124] | (Hiten) | (Hiten) | (Hiten) | (Hayabusa) | (MINERVA-II) | (Hayabusa) |
| Soviet space program † | (Luna 1) | (Luna 10) | (Luna 2) | (Luna 9) | (Lunokhod 1) | (Luna 16) |
| NASA | (Pioneer 4) | (Lunar Orbiter 1) | (Ranger 7) | (Surveyor 1) | (Sojourner) | (Apollo 11) |
| Roscosmos | (Exomars Trace Gas Orbiter) | (Luna 25) | ||||
Without launch capabilities
This category is formed by agencies that operate and construct satellites in extraterrestrial environments, but do not have the capability to transport those satellites to the desired orbit/trajectory/landing spot. As far as we know as of the 10th May 2024, five space agencies have achieved the requirements to be listed here: [a]
| Space agency | Demonstrated capability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operates extraterrestrial orbiter | Controlled surface impact | Uncrewed soft landing | Uncrewed rover operation | Sample return | |
| LuxSpace | (Manfred Memorial Moon Mission, flyby only) | ||||
| ASI | (ArgoMoon) | ||||
| KARI | (Danuri) | ||||
| UAESA | (Emirates Mars Mission) | ||||
| SUPARCO | (ICUBE-Q) | ||||
Human spaceflight capability
This small group of countries/space agencies have demonstrated the highest technological capacity with systems and solutions that support human spaceflight along with the ancillary technological capabilities to support human activity in orbit and/or on extraterrestrial bodies. The missions identified (and personnel when appropriate) are the first successful accomplishments of each activity.
| Space agency | Demonstrated capability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewed space launch | EVA | Rendezvous and docking | Space station | Crewed circumlunar flight | Crewed Moon landing | |
| CNSA | (Shenzhou 5) | (Shenzhou 7) | (Shenzhou 8 to Tiangong-1) | (Tiangong-1) | ||
| ISRO | (SDX01 to SDX02 — as part of SpaDeX) | |||||
| Roscosmos | (Soyuz TM-14) | (Mir, Aleksandr Volkov and Sergei Krikalev) | (Soyuz TM-14 to ISS) | (Mir) | ||
| Soviet space program † | (Vostok 1) | (Voskhod 2, Alexei Leonov) | (Soyuz 4 to Soyuz 5) | (Salyut 1) | ||
| NASA[100] | (Mercury-Redstone 3) | (Gemini 4, Ed White) | (Gemini 8 to GATV) | (Skylab) | (Apollo 8) | (Apollo 11) |
Proposed agencies
- Albanian Space Office (ASO), proposed in 2020, at progress stage.[125]
- Armenian Space Agency (ArmCosmos), proposed in 2013 with the goal to launch satellites, currently negotiating with the International Telecommunication Union to clear the path for its prospective launch.[126]
- Bhutan Space Office (BSO), proposed in 2016, at progress stage.[127]
- Botswana Aeronautics and Space Agency (BotswanaSpace), proposed in 2020, at progress stage.[128]
- Cambodian Aeronautics and Space Office (CASO), proposed in 2016, at progress stage.[129]
- Croatian Space Agency (CROSA), proposed in 2020, currently operates as NGO Adriatic Aerospace Association (A3), at progress stage.[130][131]
- Djibouti National Space Office (DNSO), announced in 2022, at bill stage.[132]
- Guatemala Space Agency, proposed in 2019, at progress stage.[133][134]
- Honduras Space Agency (AEH), proposed in 2018, at progress stage.[135]
- Iraqi National Aeronautics and Space Office (INASO), proposed in 2019, at progress stage.[136]
- Lao Aeronautics and Space Agency (LaoSpace), proposed in 2015, at progress stage.[137]
- Latvia Space Office (LSO), proposed in 2020, at progress stage.[138]
- Malta Space Office (MSO), proposed in 2022, at progress stage.[139]
- Moldova National Space Office, proposed in 2018, at progress stage.[140]
- Monaco Space Agency, proposed in 2020, at progress stage.[141]
- Montenegrin National Bureau of Space, announced in 2022, bill stage.[142]
- Myanmar Aeronautics and Space Agency (MASA), proposed in 2019, at progress stage.[143][144]
- Nepal Aeronautics and Space Office (NepalSpace), proposed in 2018, at progress stage.[145]
- Nicaraguan Space Agency (AEN), announced in 2021, bill stage.[146][147]
- Oman Space Agency (OSA), proposed in 2020, at progress stage.[148][149]
- Panama Space Agency (AEP), proposed in 2014, at progress stage.[150]
- Serbian Space Office (SerbSpace), proposed in 2016, at progress stage.[151]
- National Space Agency of Singapore (NSAS), proposed in 2026. Currently in the process of being set up.[152]
- Slovenian National Bureau of Space, proposed in 2019, at progress stage.[153][154]
- Sri Lanka Aeronautics and Space Agency (SLASA), proposed in 2009. Immediate goal was to construct and launch two satellites. Sri Lankan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission had signed an agreement with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd to get the relevant help and resources.[155]
- Sudan Space Agency, proposed in 2017, at progress stage.[156]
- Tanzanian National Space Agency (TNSA), proposed in 2021, at progress stage.[157]
- Uruguayan Space Agency (AEU), Announced in 2021, bill stage.[158]
Budgets
The annual budgets listed are the official budgets of national space agencies available in public domain.[159][160] For European contributors to ESA, the national budgets shown include also their contributions to ESA.
| Agency | Budget (US$ millions) | Year | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | 25,400 | 2025 | [161][162] |
| CNSA | 18,150 | 2023 | [163] |
| Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark European Union Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom ESA | 9,080 | 2025 | [164] |
| CNES | 3,521 | 2022 | [165] |
| JAXA | 2,388 | 2022 | [166] |
| Roscosmos | 1,950 | 2025 | [167] |
| ISRO | 1,831 | 2022 | [168][169] |
| ASI | 1,685 | 2024 | [170] |
| GAC | 1,424 | 2021 | [171] |
| HSC | 1 | 2023 | [172][173] |
| AEE | 739 | 2023 | [174] |
| KASA | 726 | 2025 | [175] |
| UKSA | 604 | 2021 | [176] |
| CSA | 460 | 2019 | [177] |
| ASA | 394 | 2020 | [178] |
| ISAB | 260 | 2020 | [179] |
| PSA | 243 | 2025 | [180] |
| ISA, ISRC and ARI | 222 | 2024 | [181] |
| SSO | 177 | 2019 | [182] |
| NSO | 150 | 2022 | [183] |
| SNSA | 120 | 2022 | [184] |
| SSAU | 107 | 2022 | [185] |
| NSA | 103 | 2019 | [186] |
| TSA | 207.3 | 2026 | [187] |
| ASA | 75 | 2020 | [188] |
| BSA | 68 | 2022 | [189] |
| CONAE | 63 | 2022 | [190] |
| NIAS | 54 | 2022 | [191][192] |
| SUPARCO | 50 | 2019 | [193][194] |
| PSA | 38 | 2019 | [195] |
| NSRDA | 36 | 2020 | [196] |
| ASA | 35 | 2020 | [197][198] |
| ISA | 17 | 2020 | [199] |
| SANSA | 15 | 2020 | [200] |
| AEP | 9 | 2023 | [201] |
| MASA | 4 | 2022 | [202] |
| ESSTI | 3 | 2022 | [192] |
| CSA | 1 | 2014 | |
| World | ~62,000 |
See also
- List of private spaceflight companies
- Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
- Lists of astronomical objects
- SEDS
- Lists of spacecraft
- Lists of astronauts
- Lists of space scientists
Notes
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- Failed projects like "Colmena" of the MSA/AEM (Mexican Space Agency/Agencia Espacial Mejicana) are not included in this list.
- ISA (Israel Space Agency) does have launch vehicles (Shavit 2) but not powerful enough to reach further than Earth orbit.
- This list does not include the previous space agencies.
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