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DR Congo
Active satellite user
A sourced snapshot of DR Congo'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
Renatelsat / Ministry of PT-NTIC
Acts through a partner or regional body
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
No principal ground stations indexed for this country yet.
Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
DRC National Strategic Development Plan and ICT Policy (2019)
Space and satellite communications goals are embedded in the national ICT and development plans
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Signed only |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Signed only |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Signed only |
| 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 orbital launch infrastructure; the historic Otrag site at Shaba in the late 1970s briefly hosted West German Orbital Transport und Raketen tests, never reaching orbit; closed in 1979.
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Notable missions and contributions
- USD 20M Earth-observation satellite financed by SICOMINES (Sino-Congolese mining venture), announced 10 Dec 2024 by Minister Gilbert Kabanda
- Ongoing grassroots Troposphere rocket program
- DRC-Kazakhstan satellite-manufacturing agreement (Feb 2025): optical and radar EO satellites built by Ghalam LLP (Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary / Airbus), part of a USD 70-75M program with Nigeria, completion targeted end 2026 and launch ~early 2027