Space agency/agencies In 3 editions of 36.

Algerian Space Agency (Agence Spatiale Algérienne, ASAL; established 2002) (2025)

National Space Program Office (Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional, GGPEN; established 2013) (2025)

• National Office for Technical Studies and Development (Bureau d'Études Techniques et de Développement or BNETD);
• Côte d’Ivoire Geographic and Digital Information Center (CIGN) (2025)

note: in mid-2025, Côte d’Ivoire announced that it would establish the Space Agency of Côte d’Ivoire (ASCI) in 2026 under the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

• Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA; established 2019);
• National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSS; formed in 1994 from the Remote Sensing Center, which was established in 1971) (2025)

Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute (ESSGI; formed in 2022 from the joining of the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute or ESSTI and the Ethiopian Geospatial Information Institute or EGII) (2025)

Gabonese Studies and Space Observations Agency (Agence Gabonaise d’Etudes et d’Observations Spatiales or AGEOS; established 2015) (2025)

• Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI; established 2011) (2025)

note: the GSSTI is eventually slated to become the Ghana Space Agency

• Kenya Space Agency (KSA; established 2017) (2025)

note: KSA's predecessor, the National Space Secretariat, was established in 2009

National Space Research and Development Agency (NARSDA; established 1999); Defense Space Administration (DSA; established 2014) (2025)

note: NARSDA originated from the National Centre for Remote Sensing, the National Committee on Space Applications (both established in 1987), and the Directorate of Science (established 1993)

Rwanda Space Agency (L’Agence Spatiale Rwandaise; RSA; established 2020 and approved by legislature in 2021) (2025)

Senegalese Space Study Agency (Agence Sénégalaise d'Etudes Spatiales or ASES; launched in 2023 under the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation) (2025)

• South African National Space Agency (SANSA; established 2010) (2025)

Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA; established in 2019 and officially launched in 2021) (2025)

note: ZINGSA is under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Development

• Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos; established 2010 as a state-owned satellite operating company);
• Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency (NASA; Azərbaycan Milli Aerokosmik Agentliyi, MAKA; established 1992; since 2006, has operated under the Ministry of Defense Industry) (2025)

Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO; established as a statutory body in 1991 and designated as the country's national focal point for space-related activities in 1995) (2025)

• China National Space Administration (CNSA; established in 1993);
• Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND; subordinate to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology);
• People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Aerospace Force (2025)

note: in 2024, the PLA created the Aerospace Force from the former Strategic Support Force, which had included the Space Systems Department and the China Manned Space Engineering Office or CMSEO)

• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO; originally established in 1962 as the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR); renamed ISRO in 1969);
• Defense Space Agency (DSA; established 2019) (2025)

note: the ISRO is subordinate to the Department of Space (DOS; established 1972)

• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA; established in 2003) (2025)

Aerospace Committee of the Kazakh Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Ministry (aka National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan or KazCosmos; established 2007) (2025)

• National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA; established 2013; re-named in 2023 from the National Aerospace Development Administration or NADA);
• State Space Development Bureau;
• Academy of National Defense Science;
• Ministry of People’s Armed Forces (2025)

note: the predecessor of NATA/NADA was the Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST), which was established in the 1980s

• Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA; established 2024);
• Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI; established 1989 and previously acted as South Korea's space agency) (2025)

Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO; established 1961) (2025)

• State Space Corporation of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos; established 2015);
• Russian Space Forces (Kosmicheskie voyska Rossii, KV; under the Russian Aerospace Forces) (2025)

note 1: Russia’s space strategy is defined jointly by Roscosmos and the Ministry of Defense

note 2: Roscosmos was established from a merger of the Federal Space Agency and the state-owned United Rocket and Space Corporation; it began as the Russian Space Agency (RSA or RKA) in 1992 and restructured in 1999 and 2004 as the Russian Aviation and Space Agency and then the Federal Space Agency

Turkmenistan National Space Agency (established 2011; transferred to the Space Department of the Ministry of Communications in 2019) (2025)

Space Research and Technology Agency (UzCosmos or UzSpace; established 2019) (2025)

note: Uzcosmos operates under the Ministry of Digital Technologies

• Costa Rican Space Agency (ACE; established by legislation in 2021) (2025)

note: ACE is a non-state, public entity subject to guidelines issued by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Telecommunications of Costa Rica

National Secretariat for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Secretaría Nacional para Asuntos del Espacio Ultraterrestre, la Luna y otros Cuerpos Celestes, established 2021; operates under the military’s control) (2025)

Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR; established in 1972 as the Austrian Space Agency) (2025)

• Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy-Interfederal Space Agency of Belgium (BIRA-IASB; established 1964; IASB added 2017);
• Belgium Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) (2025)

Space Research and Technology Institute - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRTI-BAS; formed in 1987 but originated from the Central Laboratory for Space Research and the Bulgarian Aerospace Agency, which was established in 1969) (2025)

• the only EU agency dedicated to space is the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA; established in 2021);
• the EUSPA originated with the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) set up in 2002 by the European Community (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage the development phase of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation program;
• the GJU’s responsibilities were assumed by the European Global Navigation Satellite System Supervisory Authority (GSA) in 2007

• the ESA (established 1975 from the European Launcher Development Organization and the European Space Research Organization, which were established in the early 1960s) is an independent organization although it maintains close ties with the EU through an ESA/EC Framework Agreement;
• the ESA and EC share a joint European Strategy for Space and have together developed a European Space Policy

• the ESA has 23 member states;
• the national bodies responsible for space in these countries sit on ESA’s governing Council: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK;
• Canada also sits on the Council and takes part in some projects under a Cooperation Agreement;
• Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia are Associate Members;
• Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Malta have cooperation agreements with ESA;
• ESA has established formal cooperation with all member states of the EU that are not ESA members (2025)

National Center for Space Studies (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, CNES; established 1961) (2025)

German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR; established 1997) (2025)

note: DLR's predecessor organization, the German Test and Research Institute for Aviation and Space Flight, was established in 1969; the Federal Republic of Germany was allowed to research space flight after gaining sovereignty in 1955

• Hellenic Space Center (HSC; aka Hellenic Space Agency; established 2018) (2025)

Italian Space Agency (L’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana or ASI; established 1988) (2025)

• the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA; established 2018) (2025)

• Netherlands Space Office (NSO; established 2009) (2025)

• the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA, aka Norsk Romsenter; established 1987) (2025)

• Polish Space Agency (POLSA; established 2014; operational in 2015) (2025)

Portuguese Space Agency (Agência Espacial Portuguesa; aka Portugal Space; established 2019) (2025)

• Romanian Space Agency (Agentia Spatiala Romania, ROSA; established 1991) (2025)

Spanish Space Agency (AEE; became operational in 2023); Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) (2025)

note 1: the CDTI coordinates the activities of the commercial space sector

note 2: prior to the establishment of the AEE, the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial or INTA, established 1942), a public research organization that depends on the Ministry of Defense, acted as Spain’s space agency

Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA; established 1972; known until 2018 as the Swedish National Space Board) (2025)

State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU; established 1992 as the National Space Agency of Ukraine or NSAU and renamed in 2010) (2025)

• UK Space Agency (UKSA; established in 2010) (2025)

note 1: the UKSA replaced the British National Space Center (BNSC; established in 1985); in 2025, the UK Government announced that the UKSA would be absorbed into the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) as of April 2026

note 2: in 2021, the British formed the joint service UK Space Command under the Ministry of Defense for military space operations, space workforce, and space capabilities

• Bahrain Space Agency (BSA; established 2014) (2025)

• Iranian Space Agency (ISA; created in 2003);
• Iran Space Research Center (ISRC; established, 2000);
• Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL);
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC-ARF) (2024)

note 1: ISA and ISRC are subordinate to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology; along with the MODAFL, they oversee part of Iran's satellite development programs; they also work with Iranian universities, private industry, and foreign partners to develop satellites

note 2: MODAFL and the IRGC-ARF oversee Iran's satellite/space launch vehicle development program

• Israel Space Agency (ISA; established 1983 under the Ministry of Science and Technology; origins go back to the creation of a National Committee for Space Research, established 1960);
• Ministry of Defense Space Department (2025)

• Saudi Space Agency (SSA; elevated to agency level from previous Saudi Space Commission or SSC, which was established in 2018);
• King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST; established 1977) (2024)

Syrian Space Agency (created in 2014); status is unclear since the fall of the ASAD Government (2025)

• Turkish Space Agency (TUA; established 2018) (2025)

UAE Space Agency (created in 2014); Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC; established 2006) (2025)

• Canadian Space Agency (CSA; established 1989) (2025)

Mexican Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Mexicana or AEM; established 2010 and began operating in 2013) (2025)

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA; established 1958) (2025)

note: the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO; established in 1961) is responsible for designing, building, launching, and maintaining intelligence satellites; the US Space Command (USSPACECOM; established in 2019) is one of 11 unified combatant commands within the Department of Defense and is responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations over 100 kilometers or 62 miles above mean sea level); the US Space Force (USSF; established 2019) is a branch of the US Armed Forces

Australian Space Agency (ASA; established 2018; headquarters opened in 2020) (2025)

note: Australia established a Defense Space Command in 2022

New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA; established 2016 under the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment) (2025)

Argentina National Space Activities Commission (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, CONAE; formed in 1991) (2025)

note: CONAE’s predecessor was the National Commission for Space Research (Comisión Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales, CNIE; formed in 1960)

Bolivian Space Agency (la Agencia Boliviana Espacial, ABE; established 2010 as a national public company under Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing) (2025)

• Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira, AEB; established in 1994 when Brazil’s space program was transferred from the military to civilian control);
• National Institute for Space Research (INPE, under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations);
• Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA, under the Aeronautics Command (COMAER) of the Ministry of Defense) (2025)

Colombian Space Commission (Comision Colombiana Del Espacio, CCE; established 2006) (2025)

note 1: the Colombian military has an Air and Space Operations Command

note 2: the Colombian Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Del Colombia, AEC) is a private, non-profit agency established in 2017

Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; a civilian independent research and development institution in charge of the administration and execution of Ecuador’s space program, established 2007) (2025)

Space Agency of Paraguay (Agencia Especial del Paraguay, AEP; established 2014) (2025)

National Aerospace Research and Development Commission (Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacia, CONIDA; established 1974) (2025)

Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales, ABAE; formed 2007) (2025)

note: the ABAE is under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation; it was originally known as the Venezuelan Space Center (CEV; created 2005)

• Indonesian Space Agency (INASA; formed 2022);
• National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN; established 2021);
• Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space (ORPA; formed 2021) (2025)

• Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA; established 2019) (2025)

note: MYSA was established through the merging of the National Space Agency (ANGKASA; established 2002) and the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA; established 1998)

• Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA; established 2019) (2025)

Taiwan Space Agency (TASA; renamed and reorganized in 2023 from the former National Space Program Organization or NSPO, which was established in 1991) (2025)

• Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA; created in 2000 from the Thailand Remote Sensing Center that was established in 1979);
• National Space Policy Committee (NSPC) (2025)

note: GISTDA is under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation; the NSPC is an advisory body to the prime minister

• Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC; established 2011) (2025)

note: the VNSC is under the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)