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Costa Rica

Active satellite user

A sourced snapshot of Costa Rica'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

Active satellite user

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

Agencia Espacial Costarricense (AEC)

Space institute or research body · established 2021

Source: Agencia Espacial Costarricense (AEC)

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

8

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Plan Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion 2022-2027 + Ley 9960 Agencia Espacial Costarricense (2022)

Space objectives sit inside the national STI plan; AEC established by Law 9960 but a standalone strategy is not yet published

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Not a party
Rescue Agreement 1968Signed only
Liability Convention 1972Signed only
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
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.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 2021Agencia Espacial Costarricense (AEC) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • Proyecto Irazú (CubeSat, 2018)