Rwanda
Rwanda's space sector doesn't have a single dominant area yet.
Recorded activity for Rwanda is still early-stage, spread thinly across international collaboration, commercial activity, and institutional presence. Compared with East African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa tracked on the platform, it ranks 2 of 18 by recorded activity. (11 of 55 continent-wide.)
Coverage Rank
2 of 18
Captured Records
35
Benchmark Scope
East African countries captured on Spacehubs Africa
11 of 55 continent-wide
This is a platform-coverage benchmark, not an official national capability ranking.
Overview
Rwanda established the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) in 2020, with a mandate to develop the sector and apply space technologies to national socio-economic priorities. Rwanda's National Space Policy was published in March 2025. RwaSat-1, launched in 2019 prior to RSA's creation, provides Earth observation data supporting soil moisture analysis and land use assessment for the Ministry of Agriculture. In October 2024, RSA commissioned TRL Space to begin development of Rwanda's first hyperspectral satellite. Rwanda is investing in a satellite Assembly, Integration, and Testing hub to build domestic manufacturing capacity, with an ambition to become a regional satellite development centre. Rwanda hosted the Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC) in 2026. The Rwanda Space Innovation Ecosystem (RISA) programme, funded by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, supports private sector development.
International Collaborations
Active and high-signal collaboration records currently captured for this country.
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
+198
Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched Into Outer Space
+176
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Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
+175
The Artemis Accords
+64
Land Degradation an Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment in Eastern Africa
+5
African Group on Earth Observations
+31
Trans-African HydroMeteorological Observatory
+16
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
+104
Satellites
On-orbit footprint for Rwanda. Expand below for the full satellite history.
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