Country dossier · AGO
Angola
Nascent native capability
A sourced snapshot of Angola'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 Angola in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Nascent native capability
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Angolan Space Agency (GGPEN successor)
National space agency · established 2025
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
Satellites (owner state)
2
Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.
Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot
Ground stations
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
Plano Nacional do Espaco PLANEsp 2016-2025 (2016)
National plan led by GGPEN covering AngoSat operations, ground infrastructure and human capital development
Coverage period ended in 2025. No successor has been published.
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Not a party |
| 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 | Signatory (2023-11-30) |
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
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 2025Angolan Space Agency (GGPEN successor) established
Notable missions and contributions
- ANGOSAT-2 (GEO telecom satellite, operational 2022)
- National Space Agency establishment
- ANGEO-1 (first Angolan Earth-observation satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space, ~EUR 225 million; programme launched at Airbus Toulouse on 16 March 2026)