Country dossier · KWT

Kuwait

No national space agency

A sourced snapshot of Kuwait'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

No national space agency

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

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

Space institute or research body · established 1967

KISR is a general national scientific research institute. Its own organisational structure lists four research centres, for petroleum, water, energy and buildings, and environment and life sciences. None of them is a space centre. Kuwait has no national space agency.

Source: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

Satellites (owner state)

2

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

7

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Kuwait New Vision 2035 (Kuwait National Development Plan) and KFAS-led KuwaitSat programme (2017)

No standalone national space strategy; space activities embedded in Vision 2035 and KFAS-funded satellite programmes (KuwaitSat-1, KuwaitSat-2)

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

No launch infrastructure.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 1967Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • KISR environmental monitoring via satellite data
  • AUASS regional participation
  • Kuwait Astronomical Society public outreach
  • Kuwait University astronomy education
  • Vision 2035 science and innovation mandate