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Croatia

Active satellite user

A sourced snapshot of Croatia'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

Ministry of Science (ESA cooperation)

Acts through a partner or regional body · established 2018

Source: Ministry of Science (ESA cooperation) · official site

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

8

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

Space budget

$12M

Emerging spender · 2024

Source: OECD · GBARD by socio-economic objective

National strategy

National Development Strategy 2030 (Nacionalna razvojna strategija 2030) - space activities aligned with ESA Cooperating State agreement (2023) (2021)

Standalone Croatian space strategy under preparation; current goals embedded in national development strategy and ESA cooperation

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

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

  • 2018Ministry of Science (ESA cooperation) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • ESA cooperation agreements — developing membership
  • Ruder Boskovic Institute — space physics, particle detection
  • FER Zagreb — CubeSat concept development
  • Copernicus: Adriatic maritime, forest fires
  • Zagreb Observatory — astronomical research
  • Growing ESA Earth observation participation