Country dossier · AZE

Azerbaijan

Emerging space nation

A sourced snapshot of Azerbaijan'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: 0

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

Azercosmos (Azerbaijan Space Agency)

National space agency · established 2010 · two-source verified

Source: UNOOSA · Worldwide Space Agencies directory

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

1

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Strategy of the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (2021)

Published Azercosmos strategy setting out six priorities including human capital, regulatory framework, startup ecosystem and orbital diplomacy.

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Not a party
Liability Convention 1972Not a party
Registration Convention 1975Not a party
Moon Agreement 1979Not a party
Artemis Accords 2020Not a signatory

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

Launch sites

No launch infrastructure on Azerbaijani territory; Azercosmos satellites launched via foreign providers.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 2010Azercosmos (Azerbaijan Space Agency) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • Azerspace-1 (2013, Orbital Sciences — GEO comms satellite)
  • Azerspace-2 (2018, Orbital ATK — GEO comms satellite)
  • Downstream EO services development
  • Karabakh reintegration connectivity planning
  • CubeSat development programme (planned)