Country dossier · IRQ
Iraq
No national space agency
A sourced snapshot of Iraq'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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No national space agency
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Communications and Media Commission (CMC)
National space agency · established 2004
Source: Communications and Media Commission (CMC) · official site
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
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
Proposal for the Iraqi National Aeronautics and Space Office (INASO) (2019)
No standalone national space strategy; INASO proposal under development since 2019
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Ratified |
| 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 launch infrastructure.
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 2004Communications and Media Commission (CMC) established
Notable missions and contributions
- ICSC national satellite coordination
- Tigris-Euphrates water monitoring via EO data
- Baghdad Planetarium public outreach
- University of Baghdad and Salahadin University astronomy education
- Iraqi diaspora STEM participation in international programmes