Country dossier · KAZ

Kazakhstan

Advanced space-faring nation

A sourced snapshot of Kazakhstan'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

Advanced space-faring nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: yesLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 3

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

KazCosmos

National space agency · established 2007 · two-source verified

Source: ALL IN SPACE · agency name, compiled in house

Satellites (owner state)

6

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

6

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

KAZCOSMOS Strategy 2030 (2022)

Aerospace Committee strategy guiding KazSat, KazEOSat, Baiterek launch complex and Soyuz-5 cooperation as Kazakhstan's national space roadmap to 2030.

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
Moon Agreement 1979Ratified
Artemis Accords 2020Not a signatory

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

  • Baikonur CosmodromeRoscosmos (Russia) under lease from Kazakhstan; Kazcosmos host · Tyuratam, Kyzylorda Region · orbital · since 1957

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

  • Toktar AubakirovSoviet space program · first flight 1991 · First Kazakh in space (Soviet citizen at flight)
  • Talgat MusabayevRoscosmos · first flight 1994 · First independent Kazakh-citizen cosmonaut
  • Aidyn AimbetovKazCosmos / Roscosmos · first flight 2015 · Third Kazakh in space

Source: Astronaut biographies

Milestones

  • 1957First orbital launch from national soil
  • 1991First national in space
  • 2007KazCosmos established

Notable missions and contributions

  • Baikonur Cosmodrome (leased to Russia)
  • KazSat telecom satellite series
  • Toktar Aubakirov (1991)
  • Baiterek launch complex