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Cameroon
Active satellite user
A sourced snapshot of Cameroon'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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Active satellite user
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
CAMSPACE (in formation)
Space agency in formation · established 2019
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
Satellites (owner state)
No operational satellites attributed to this state in GCAT.
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
Cameroon National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (2017)
Cameroon National Institute of Cartography and EO activities are addressed inside the national STI policy
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Signed only |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| 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.
Source: Business in Cameroon, Cameroon launches feasibility studies for a space programme (20 Aug 2019)
Milestones
- 2019CAMSPACE (in formation) established
Notable missions and contributions
- Feasibility studies for national satcom
- Academic nanosatellite development (ICT-U SAT 1, intended as Cameroon's first satellite, developed at The ICT University; remained in development and unlaunched as of latest reporting)