Country dossier · TZA
Tanzania
No national space agency
A sourced snapshot of Tanzania'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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No national space agency
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
Tanzania Space Agency (In Formation)
Space agency in formation · established 2025
Source: audited_dump.json space_capability.agency_name (curated, per-field sourced)
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
No principal ground stations indexed for this country yet.
Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
Tanzania National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (2010)
Space activities sit inside COSTECH STI policy; no standalone national space strategy is yet published
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Not a party |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Not a party |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Signed only |
| 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
No launch infrastructure.
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Source: Space in Africa - Tanzania completes satellite-development procurement
Milestones
- 2025Tanzania Space Agency (In Formation) established
Notable missions and contributions
- Secured orbital slot 16W at WRC-23 (Dubai, Dec 2023) for its first satellite, announced by ICT Minister Nape Nnauye
- TanSat-1 (1U CubeSat, 10x10x11.35cm; IoT relay, imaging and GPS boundary-beacon tracking in game reserves; co-developed with Cote d'Ivoire; satellite-development procurement completed 30 Apr 2026)