Country dossier · AFG
Afghanistan
No national space agency
A sourced snapshot of Afghanistan's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.
Open Afghanistan in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
No national space agency
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 1
Space agency
No dedicated space agency
No dedicated national space agency on record.
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
Satellites (owner state)
No operational satellites attributed to this state in GCAT.
Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot
Ground stations
No principal ground stations indexed for this country yet.
Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
No national space agency or published space strategy; pre-2021 activity limited to the Afghansat-1 leased capacity arrangement via MCIT.
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Not a party |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Not a party |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Not a party |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Not a party |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Not a signatory |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
No launch infrastructure.
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
- Abdul Ahad Mohmand
Source: Astronaut biographies
Milestones
- 1988First national in space
Notable missions and contributions
- Humanitarian satellite imagery (UNOSAT)
- Afghan Telecom satellite links