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Mongolia

Active satellite user

A sourced snapshot of Mongolia'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

Active satellite user

Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 1

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

MNCRC (National Remote Sensing Center)

National space agency · established 2000 · two-source verified

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

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

No principal ground stations indexed for this country yet.

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Vision 2050 and New Recovery Policy (digital and space components) (2020)

Space and satellite ambitions are folded into the long-term Vision 2050 development policy and the New Recovery Policy rather than a standalone space strategy.

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 1979Not a party
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

  • Jugderdemidiin GurragchaaSoviet space program (Intercosmos) · first flight 1981 · First Mongolian in space

Source: Astronaut biographies

Milestones

  • 1981First national in space
  • 2000MNCRC (National Remote Sensing Center) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • Satellite-based herding/pasture monitoring
  • Mining environmental monitoring
  • Dzud disaster early warning