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Taiwan
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Taiwan'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 Taiwan 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
TASA (Taiwan Space Agency)
National space agency · established 2023 · two-source verified
Satellites (owner state)
32
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
Third Phase National Space Technology Long-term Development Programme (2019-2028) (2019)
Decade-long TASA programme backed by the Space Development Act (2021), investing NT$25.1 billion in indigenous satellites, launch vehicles and a national launch site.
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Not a party |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Not a party |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Not a party |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Not a party |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Not a party |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Not a signatory |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
- Jiupeng (Pingtung) Launch Site
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 1998First orbital launch from national soil
- 2023TASA (Taiwan Space Agency) established
Notable missions and contributions
- FORMOSAT-1/2/3/5/7 satellite series
- COSMIC-2 (with NOAA) ionospheric research
- FORMOSAT-8 high-resolution Earth observation (2024+)
- Taiwan Space Vision 2.0 (domestic launch capability target)