List of Space Agencies
| Space agency | Country | Founded | Terminated | Capabilities of the space agency | Ref(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Initialisms/Acronym | Astronauts | Operates Satellites | Sounding Rockets capable | Recoverable Biological Sounding Rockets capable | |||||
| Belarus Space Agency | Belarus | 2010 | — | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| Aeronautics and Space Research and Diffusion Center (Spanish: Centro de Investigación y Difusión Aeronáutico-Espacial) |
CIDA-E | Uruguay | 5 August 1975 | — | No | No | No | No | — | |
| Mexican Space Agency (Spanish: Agencia Espacial Mexicana) |
AEM | Mexico | 30 July 2010 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Algerian Space Agency French: Agence Spatiale Algérienne Berber: Tafullut Tadzayrit n Tallunt Arabic: الوكالة الفضائية الجزائرية |
ASAL | Algeria | 16 January 2002 | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Asia Pacific Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications (Chinese: 亚太空间技术应用多边合作会议) |
AP-MCSTA |
International
China |
February 1992 | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (Japanese: アジア太平洋地域宇宙機関会議) |
APRSAF |
International
Australia |
1993 | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (Chinese: 亚太空间合作组织) |
APSCO |
International
Bangladesh |
28 October 2005 | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| German: Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt (Aeronautics and Space Agency; also Austrian Space Agency; (Austrian Solar and Space Agency 1977–1987) |
ALR | Austria | 12 July 1972 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Aerokosmik Agentliyinin (Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency) |
AMAKA | Azerbaijan | 21 February 1974 | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Dutch: Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aëronomie French: Institut d’Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique (Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy) |
BIRA IASB BISA |
Belgium | 25 November 1964 | — | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Spanish: Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales (Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities) |
ABAE | Venezuela | 1 January 2008 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Portuguese: Agência Espacial Brasileira (Brazilian Space Agency) |
AEB | Brazil | 10 February 1994 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| UK Space Agency | UKSA | United Kingdom | 1 April 2010 | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bolivian Space Agency |
ABAE | Bolivia | 2012 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Bulgarian: Българска академия на науките (Space Research Institute, Solar-Terrestrial Influences Institute) Bulgarian Space Agency |
ИКИ-БАН SRI-BAS ИСЗВ-БАН STIL-BAS |
Bulgaria | 1987 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| Canadian Space Agency French: Agence spatiale canadienne |
CSA ASC |
Canada | 1 March 1989 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| China National Space Administration (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家航天局) |
CNSA | People's Republic of China | 22 April 1993 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Spanish: Comisión Colombiana del Espacio (Colombian Space Commission) |
CCE | Colombia | 18 July 2006 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing | CRISP | Singapore | 1995 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | CSIRO | Australia | 1926 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems | CCSDS |
International
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) |
1982 | — | No | No | No | No | — | |
| Committee on Space Research | COSPAR |
International
Argentina |
1958 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Croatian: Hrvatska svemirska agencija (Croatian Space Agency) |
HSA CSA |
Croatia | October 2002 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Czech: Ministerstvo dopravy České republiky (Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic - Space Technologies and Satellite Systems Department) |
Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic |
Czech Republic | 2003 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Danish: Danmarks Rumcenter (Danish National Space Center) |
DRC DNSC |
Denmark | 1 January 1968 |
31 December 2006 |
Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Danish: Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut (Danish Space Research Institute) |
DRKI DSRI |
Denmark | 1 January 2005 |
31 December 2006 |
No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Danish: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet – Institut for Rumforskning og -teknologi (Technical University of Denmark – National Space Institute) |
DTU Space | Denmark | 1 January 2006 |
— | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| European Space Agency (French: Agence spatiale européenne) (German: Europäische Weltraumorganisation) |
ESA ASE EWO |
Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom |
31 May 1975 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Thai: สำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ) |
GISTDA สทอภ |
Thailand | 3 November 2002 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center) |
DLR | Germany | 1969 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Hungarian: Magyar Űrkutatási Iroda (Hungarian Space Office) |
MŰI HSO |
Hungary | January 1992 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Indian Space Research Organization (Hindi: भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन) |
ISRO इसरो |
India | 15 August 1969 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Greek: Ινστιτούτο Διαστημικών Εφαρμογών και Τηλεπισκόπησης (Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing) |
ΙΔΕΤ ISARS |
Greece | 1955 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial | INTA | Spain | 1942 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Iranian Space Agency (Persian: سازمان فضایی ایران) |
ISA | Iran | 2003 | — | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Israeli Space Agency (Hebrew: סוכנות החלל הישראלית) |
ISA סל"ה |
Israel | April 1983 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Italian Space Agency (Italian: Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) |
ASI | Italy | 1988 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japanese: 宇宙航空研究開発機構) |
JAXA | Japan | 1 October 2003 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| National Space Agency (KazCosmos); Kazakh Space Research Institute |
NSA (KazCosmos); SRI |
Kazakhstan | 1991 | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Korean Committee of Space Technology (Korean: 조선우주공간기술위원회) |
KCST | North Korea | 1980s | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Korean: 한국항공우주연구원) |
KARI | South Korea | 10 October 1989 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Lithuanian Space Association | LSA | Lithuania | 2007 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Malaysian National Space Agency (Malay: Agensi Angkasa Negara) |
ANGKASA | Malaysia | 2002 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA | United States | 1 October 1958 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (Arabic: الهيئة العامة للاستشعار عن بعد وعلوم الفضاء ) |
NARSS | Egypt | 1994 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| French: Centre National d’Études Spatiales (National Center of Space Research) |
CNES | France | 19 December 1961 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Spanish: Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial (National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development) |
CONIDA | Peru | 11 June 1974 | — | No | No | Yes | No | — | |
| Spanish: Comisión Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales (National Commission for Space Research) |
CNIE | Argentina | 1961 | 1991 | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Spanish: Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (National Space Activities Commission) |
CONAE | Argentina | 28 May 1991 | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Indonesian: Lembaga Antariksa dan Penerbangan Nasional (National Institute of Aeronautics and Space) |
LAPAN | Indonesia | 27 November 1964 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| National Remote Sensing Center of Mongolia | NRSC | Mongolia | 1987 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| French: Centre national de télédétection (Arabic: المركز الوطني للإستشعار عن بعد) (National Remote Sensing Center of Tunisia) |
CNT | Tunisia | 1988 | — | No | No | No | No | — | |
| Uzbek State Space Research Agency (UzbekCosmos) | USSRA (UzbekCosmos) | Uzbekistan | 2001 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Ukrainian: Національне космічне агентство України (National Space Agency of Ukraine) |
НКАУ NSAU |
Ukraine | 2 March 1992 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| National Space Organization (Chinese: 國家太空中心) |
NSPO | Republic of China (Taiwan) | October 1991 | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| National Space Research and Development Agency | NASRDA | Nigeria | 1998 | — | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Dutch: Stichting Ruimteonderzoek Nederland (Netherlands Institute for Space Research) |
SRON | Netherlands | 1983 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Norwegian: Norsk Romsenter (Norwegian Space Centre) |
NRS NSC |
Norway | 1987 | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Urdu: پاکستان خلائی و بالا فضائی تحقیقاتی کمیشن) |
SUPARCO سپارکو |
Pakistan | 16 September 1961 | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Portuguese: Gabinete do Espaço da FCT (FCT Space Office) |
FCT SO |
Portugal | 2009 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Romanian: Agenţia Spaţială Română (Romanian Space Agency) |
ASR ROSA |
Romania | 1991 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| former Egypt Remote Sensing Center | EASRT-RSC | Egypt | 1971 | 1994 | No | No | No | No | ||
| French: Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale Berber: Ammas Amrrukan n Tallunt (Arabic: المركز الملكي للإستشعار البعدي الفضائي) (Royal Centre for Remote Sensing) |
CRTS | Morocco | December 1989 | — | No | No | No | No | — | |
| Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство (Russian Federal Space Agency) |
ROSCOSMOS | Russia | c.1992 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sri Lanka Space Agency | SLSA | Sri Lanka | 2010 (Proposed) | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Turkish: TÜBİTAK Uzay Teknolojileri Araştırma Enstitüsü (TÜBİTAK UZAY) (TUBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute) |
TÜBİTAK UZAY | Turkey | 1985 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Russian: Советская космическая программа (Soviet space program) |
СССР | Soviet Union | ca. 1955 | ca. 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization | SPARRSO | Bangladesh | 1980 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Polish: Centrum Badań Kosmicznych PAN (Space Research Centre) |
CBK-PAN SRC |
Poland | 1977 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| South African National Space Agency | SANSA | South Africa | 2011 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Space Research Institute of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: معهد بحوث الفضاء ) |
KACST-SRI | Saudi Arabia | — | — | No | Yes | No | No | — | |
| Vietnamese: Viện Công nghệ vũ trụ (Space Technology Institute) |
CNVT VAST-STI |
Vietnam | 20 November 2006 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| Swedish: Rymdstyrelsen (Swedish National Space Board) |
SNSB | Sweden | 1972 | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Swiss Space Office | SSO | Switzerland | — | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Turkmenistan National Space Agency | Turkmenistan | 2011 | — | No | No | No | No | |||
| United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs | UNOOSA | United Nations | 13 December 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | UNCOPUOS |
Albania |
12 December 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| United & Independent Space Agency (in formation) | UISA | International }} | 1 May 2013 (Expected) | — | No | No | No | No | ||
| Vietnam Space Commission | VNSC | Vietnam | 2008 | — | No | No | No | No | ||
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