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Greece
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Greece'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 Greece in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Emerging space nation
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Hellenic Space Centre (HSC)
National space agency · established 2019 · two-source verified
Source: HSC
Satellites (owner state)
13
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
Space budget
National strategy
National Space Policy and Strategic Action Plan (2024)
HSC-prepared proposal to the Ministry of Digital Governance setting Greece's space policy and action plan
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Ratified |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Ratified |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Not a party |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Signatory (2024-02-09) |
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
- 2019Hellenic Space Centre (HSC) established
Notable missions and contributions
- ESA member since 2005 — HSC (2019) coordinates
- NOA (National Observatory of Athens, 1842) — EO
- Copernicus: forest fires, maritime, islands
- Univ. Thessaloniki — remote sensing
- ESA Hellas Sat telecom partnership
- Developing national space strategy