Country dossier · DJI
Djibouti
No national space agency
A sourced snapshot of Djibouti'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 Djibouti in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
No national space agency
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
No dedicated space agency
No dedicated national space agency on record.
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
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
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
Djibouti Vision 2035 and ICT Strategy (2014)
Space ambitions including the Djibouti spaceport memorandum sit inside Vision 2035 rather than a standalone strategy
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Not a party |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Not a party |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Not a party |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Ratified |
| 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
- Djibouti Spaceport (planned)
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Notable missions and contributions
- Planned ~$1bn HKATG/Touchroad spaceport at Obock (MoU signed 17 Jan 2023; seven satellite launch pads and three rocket test pads over five years on a 10 sq km, 35-year-plus lease); still pre-construction / feasibility stage