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Portugal
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Portugal'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 Portugal in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Emerging space nation
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
PT Space (Portuguese Space Agency)
National space agency · established 2019
Satellites (owner state)
3
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
National strategy
Estratégia Portugal Espaço 2030 (2018)
Research, innovation and growth strategy targeting EUR 500 million annual turnover and 1,000 skilled jobs by 2030
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 | Not a party |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Signatory (2026-01-11) |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
- Atlantic Spaceport (Santa Maria)
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 2019PT Space (Portuguese Space Agency) established
Notable missions and contributions
- ESA member since 2000 — Portugal Space (est. 2019)
- PoSAT-1 (1993) — first Portuguese satellite
- Santa Maria Azores ESA tracking station
- AIR Centre — Atlantic space/ocean data
- Deimos Engenharia — EO for ESA missions
- Copernicus downstream: maritime surveillance