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Syria

No national space agency

A sourced snapshot of Syria'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

No national space agency

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

No functional space programme (conflict-suspended)

National space agency · established 1986 · two-source verified

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

Satellites (owner state)

No operational satellites attributed to this state in GCAT.

Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot

Ground stations

1

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Syria has no published national space strategy; the General Organization of Remote Sensing handles EO data use

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Not a party
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

  • Muhammed FarisSoviet space program (Intercosmos) · first flight 1987 · First Syrian in space

Source: Astronaut biographies

Milestones

  • 1986No functional space programme (conflict-suspended) established
  • 1987First national in space

Notable missions and contributions

  • Pre-2011: Syrian Atomic Energy Commission space activity planning
  • University of Damascus astronomy research (historical, suspended)
  • No active space programmes during 2011–2024 conflict
  • Post-transition planning underway (from 2025)