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Austria

Emerging space nation

A sourced snapshot of Austria'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: 0Nationals who have flown: 1

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

FFG (Austrian Space Activities)

National space agency · established 1987 · two-source verified

Source: FFG Space

Satellites (owner state)

3

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

8

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

Space budget

$60M

Emerging spender · 2025

Source: OECD · GBARD by socio-economic objective

National strategy

Österreichische Weltraumstrategie 2030+ (Austrian Space Strategy 2030+) (2021)

BMK-led strategy 'People, Climate and Economy' pursuing six goals from sustainable development to scientific excellence

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 1979Ratified
Artemis Accords 2020Signatory (2024-12-11)

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

  • Franz ViehboeckSoviet space program (Austromir) · first flight 1991 · First and only Austrian in space

Source: Astronaut biographies

Milestones

  • 1987FFG (Austrian Space Activities) established
  • 1991First national in space

Notable missions and contributions

  • ESA member since 1987 — FFG coordinates
  • Franz Viehboeck — first Austrian in space (Mir, 1991)
  • TUGSAT-1/BRITE (2013) — first Austrian satellite
  • Graz IWF magnetometers on JUICE, BepiColombo
  • AIT instruments on LISA Pathfinder
  • Copernicus: Alpine environmental monitoring