Country dossier · MAR
Morocco
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Morocco'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 Morocco in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Emerging space nation
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS)
Space institute or research body · established 1989
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
Satellites (owner state)
5
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
Strategie Spatiale Nationale du Maroc (2019)
National strategy coordinated by CRTS covering Mohammed VI satellite operations and downstream EO services
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Ratified |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Ratified |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Ratified |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Signatory (2026-04-29) |
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
- 1989Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS) established
Notable missions and contributions
- Maroc-Tubsat (2001)
- Mohammed VI-A (2017)
- Mohammed VI-B (2018)
- Artemis Accords signed 29 Apr 2026 (Rabat) as the 64th signatory, signed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita