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Bolivia
Active satellite user
A sourced snapshot of Bolivia'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 Bolivia in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Active satellite user
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE)
National space agency · established 2010 · two-source verified
Satellites (owner state)
1
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
Plan Estrategico Empresarial de la Agencia Boliviana Espacial 2021-2025 (2021)
Corporate strategic plan of ABE focused on operation of the Tupac Katari satellite and downstream services
Coverage period ended in 2025. No successor has been published.
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Signed only |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Signed only |
| 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
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 2010Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE) established
Notable missions and contributions
- TKSAT-1 "Túpac Katari" (Telecommunications, 2013, via China Great Wall Industry Corp)