Country dossier · NGA

Nigeria

Emerging space nation

A sourced snapshot of Nigeria'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

Emerging space nation

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

National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)

National space agency · established 1999 · two-source verified

Source: African Space Agency · member countries

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

4

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

National Space Policy and Programmes (2001)

Foundational policy authorising NASRDA, the NigeriaSat constellation and a roadmap to indigenous launch capability

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 2020Signatory (2022-12-13)

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

Launch sites

No launch infrastructure; NASRDA satellites launched via foreign providers.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Source: Space in Africa, Presidency appoints Dr Mathew Adepoju DG of NASRDA

Milestones

  • 1999National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • NigeriaSat-1 (2003)
  • NigComSat-1 (2007, failed Nov 2008 from a solar-array power loss) replaced by NigComSat-1R (2011, operational)
  • NigeriaSat-2 / NigeriaSat-X (2011)
  • EduSat-1 (2017)