Country dossier · PER
Peru
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Peru'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 Peru 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
Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial (CONIDA)
National space agency · established 1974
Source: Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial - CONIDA
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
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
Politica Aeroespacial Nacional (CONIDA) + Ley 29075 (2007)
Aerospace policy executed by CONIDA as the Peruvian Space Agency, with PeruSAT-1 and launch infrastructure plans
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 (2024-05-30) |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
No operational orbital launch site; historic suborbital sounding rocket activity at Punta Lobos.
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 1974Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial (CONIDA) established
Notable missions and contributions
- PerúSAT-1 (High-resolution Earth observation, 2016)
- Chasqui-1 (CubeSat)