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Argentina

Emerging space nation

A sourced snapshot of Argentina'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.

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Capability tier

Emerging space nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 0

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)

National space agency · established 1991 · two-source verified

Source: UNOOSA · Worldwide Space Agencies directory

Satellites (owner state)

12

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

14

Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Plan Espacial Nacional Argentina en el Espacio 2021-2030 (CONAE) (2021)

CONAE National Space Plan declared state policy by decree, covering SAOCOM, SABIA-Mar and launcher development

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
Moon Agreement 1979Not a party
Artemis Accords 2020Signatory (2023-07-27)

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

  • Centro Espacial Manuel Belgrano (Punta Indio)CONAE (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales) · Punta Indio, Buenos Aires province · suborbital · since 2014

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Source: Founders and principal scientists of national space programmes

Milestones

  • 1991Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) established
  • 2014First orbital launch from national soil

Notable missions and contributions

  • SAOCOM 1A & 1B (L-band SAR Earth observation)
  • SABIA-Mar (oceanic monitoring - in development)
  • Tronador II (experimental launch vehicle)