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Chile

Nascent native capability

A sourced snapshot of Chile'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

Nascent native capability

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

Consejo de Ministros para el Desarrollo Espacial

National space agency · established 2014

This body no longer exists, abolished in 2022. The Consejo de Ministros para el Desarrollo Espacial no longer exists. LeyChile records Decreto Supremo 181 of 2015, which created it, as derogated on 15 March 2022, abolished by Decreto Supremo 24 of 1 December 2021 of the Ministerio de Ciencia. Published here as Chile’s current space body until 2026-08-20.

Source: Consejo de Ministros para el Desarrollo Espacial (Comisión Asesora Presidencial)

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

14

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

Space budget

$1M

Emerging spender · 2023

Source: OECD · GBARD by socio-economic objective

National strategy

Politica Nacional Espacial (2025)

National Space Policy published in the Official Gazette establishing sustainable capabilities and integrated space management

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 (2024-10-25)

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

Launch sites

No operational launch infrastructure; suborbital research has historically used foreign-flagged sounding rockets.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 2014Consejo de Ministros para el Desarrollo Espacial established

Notable missions and contributions

  • FASat-Charlie (Earth observation)
  • FASat-Delta (launched 2023 via SpaceX)
  • SNSat (National Space System development)