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Fictional Space Flags For Each Country’s Space Program

Last Updated: September 10, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Fictional Space Flags For Each Country's Space Program part 1

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The flags above were posted by civixplorer (you can visit their shop here), but are mostly the work of reddit user TheFlagstronaut.

Which is your favourite?

Below, I’ve compiled a table of all the world’s various space agencies and their capabilities from Wikipedia:

CountryNameAcronymFirst space travelerOperates satellitesBuilds satellitesRecoverable payloads capable
African UnionAfrican Space AgencyAfSANoNoNoNo
AlgeriaAlgerian Space AgencyASALNoYesYesNo
ArgentinaComisión Nacional de Actividades EspacialesCONAENoYesYesNo
AustraliaAustralian Space AgencyASAYesYesYesNo
AustriaAustrian Space AgencyALRYesYesYesNo
AzerbaijanSpace Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos)AzercosmosYesYesYesNo
BahrainBahrain Space AgencyBSANoYesYesNo
BangladeshBangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing OrganizationSPARRSONoYesYesNo
BelgiumBelgian Institute for Space AeronomyBIRA, IASB, BISAYesNoYesNo
BrazilBrazilian Space AgencyAEBYesYesYesNo
BulgariaBulgarian Space AgencySRI-BAS, STIL-BASYesYesYesNo
CanadaCanadian Space AgencyCSA, ASCYesYesYesNo
ChileChilean Space AgencyCSANoYesYesNo
ChinaChina National Space AdministrationCNSAYesYesYesYes
Costa RicaCosta Rican Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Costarricense)AECNoYesYesNo
Czech RepublicDepartment of Space Activities at the Ministry of Transport (Czech Republic)MoTYesYesYesNo
DenmarkDanish National Space CenterDNSCYesYesYesNo
EgyptEgyptian Space AgencyEGSAYesYesYesNo
El SalvadorInstituto Aeroespacial de El Salvador(Esai)ESAINoNoNoNo
EthiopiaEthiopian Space Science and Technology InstituteESSTINoYesYesNo
EuropeEuropean Space AgencyESA, ASE, EWOYesYesYesYes
European UnionEuropean Union Agency for the Space ProgrammeEUSPANoYesNoNo
FranceNational Centre for Space StudiesCNESYesYesYesNo
GermanyGerman Aerospace CenterDLRYesYesYesNo
GhanaGhana Space Science and Technology CentreGSSTINoYesYesNo
GreeceHellenic Space CentreHSCNoYesYesNo
HungaryHungarian Space OfficeMŰI, HSOYesYesYesNo
IndiaIndian Space Research OrganisationISROYesYesYesYes
IndonesiaIndonesian Space AgencyINASANoYesYesNo
IranIranian Space AgencyISANoYesYes[41]Yes
IsraelIsraeli Space AgencyISAYesYesYesNo
ItalyItalian Space AgencyASIYesYesYesNo
JapanJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJAXAYesYesYesYes
KazakhstanNational Space Agency of the Republic of KazakhstanKazCosmos, KazKosmosYesYesYesNo
KenyaKenya Space AgencyKSANoYesYesNo
North KoreaNational Aerospace Technology AdministrationNATANoYesYesNo
South KoreaKorea AeroSpace AdministrationKASANoNoNoNo
South KoreaKorea Aerospace Research InstituteKARIYesYesYesNo
CELACLatin American and Caribbean Space AgencyALCENoNoNoNo
LithuaniaLithuanian Space AssociationLSA[51]NoYesYesNo
LuxembourgLuxembourg Space AgencyLSANoYesYesNo
MalaysiaMalaysian Space AgencyMYSAYesYesYesNo
MexicoMexican Space AgencyAEMYesYesYesNo
MongoliaNational Remote Sensing Center of MongoliaNRSCYesYesYesNo
MoroccoRoyal Center for Remote SensingCRTSNoYesYesNo
NetherlandsNetherlands Institute for Space ResearchSRONYesYesYesNo
New ZealandNew Zealand Space AgencyNZSANoYesYesNo
NigeriaNational Space Research and Development AgencyNASRDANoYesYesNo
NorwayNorwegian Space AgencyNRS, NSCNoYesYesNo
PakistanPakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research CommissionSUPARCONoYesYesNo
ParaguayParaguayan Space Agency (Agencia Espacial de Paraguay)AEPNoYesYesNo
PeruNational Commission for Aerospace Research and DevelopmentCONIDANoYesYesNo
PhilippinesPhilippine Space AgencyPhilSANoYesYesNo
PolandPolish Space AgencyPOLSAYesYesYesNo
PortugalPortugal SpacePTSPACENoYesYesNo
RomaniaRomanian Space AgencyASRYesYesYesNo
RussiaRoscosmos State Corporation for Space ActivitiesRoscosmosYesYesYesYes
RwandaRwanda Space AgencyRSANoYesYesNo
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Space AgencySSAYesYesYesNo
SingaporeCentre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and ProcessingCRISPNoYesYesNo
South AfricaSouth African National Space AgencySANSAYesYesYesNo
SpainAgencia Espacial EspañolaAEEYesYesYesNo
SwedenSwedish National Space AgencySNSAYesYesYesNo
SwitzerlandSwiss Space OfficeSSONoYesYesNo
SyriaSyrian Space AgencySSAYesNoNoNo
TaiwanTaiwan Space AgencyTASANoYesYesNo
ThailandGeo-Informatics and Space Technology Development AgencyGISTDANoYesYesNo
TunisiaFrench: Centre national de la cartographie et de la télédétectionCNCTNoYesYesNo
TurkeyTurkish Space AgencyTUAYesYesYesNo
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan National Space AgencyTNSAYesYesNoYes
UkraineState Space Agency of UkraineSSAUYesYesYesNo
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Space AgencyUAESAYesYesYesNo
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Space AgencyUKSAYesYesYesNo
United StatesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASAYesYesYesYes
UzbekistanThe Space Research and Technology Agency under the Ministry ofUzbekspace agencyNoNoNoNo
VenezuelaBolivarian Agency for Space ActivitiesABAENoYesNoNo
VietnamVietnam National Space Center (Trung tâm Vũ trụ Việt Nam)TTVTVN or VNSCYesYesYesNo

Some highlights:

  • 70 space agencies operates satellites
  • 68 builds satellites
  • 40 space agencies have helped put their citizens into space
  • 8 have recoverable payload capabilities

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