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Laos
Active satellite user
A sourced snapshot of Laos'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 Laos in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Active satellite user
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Ministry of Technology
Acts through a partner or regional body
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
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
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST) space activities mandate and LaoSat-1 programme (2008)
Space activity is led by the Department of Space Technology within NAST and the LaoSat-1 satellite programme, with no published standalone national space strategy.
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.
Notable missions and contributions
- LaoSat-1 comsat (2015, built by China)
- Mekong hydropower monitoring
- UXO clearance mapping