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Tunisia

Nascent native capability

A sourced snapshot of Tunisia'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

Nascent native capability

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 Outer Space Commission (in formation) / CNCT

Space agency in formation · established 1984

Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)

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

1

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

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Tunisia National Strategic Plan for Scientific Research and Innovation (2014)

Space activities including the Challenge ONE satellite are embedded in the national research and innovation plan

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

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 1984National Outer Space Commission (in formation) / CNCT established

Notable missions and contributions

  • Challenge-1 (first Tunisian satellite, IoT/LoRa, built by TELNET; launched 22 March 2021 on Soyuz-2 from Baikonur;)
  • National space strategy development
  • First governmental satellite announced May 2026: a 6U Earth-observation CubeSat developed under the Tunisian Air Force with a Chinese private firm, per CNCT
  • Joined NASA's international space professional exchange programme as the first Arab/North African country, with the Tunisian Space Association (TUNSA) as national representative