Space
Ghana
Space agency/agencies
Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI; founded in 2011) (2025)
Space program overview
features an emerging space program that emphasizes Earth observation, education in space science, and telecommunications; aims to leverage remote sensing (RS) technology for applications in agriculture, natural resource management, weather forecasting, and national security; currently depends on international imagery for its analyses but aspires to cultivate its own RS satellite capabilities; has formed partnerships with China, Japan, and several regional nations, notably South Africa; collaborating with Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda on a satellite initiative aimed at monitoring climate variations across Africa; is a member of the African Space Agency; involved as a collaborator in the Square Kilometer Array radio telescope (2025)
Key space-program milestones
2017 - launched its inaugural satellite (GhanaSat-1), a nanosatellite for technology demonstration and remote sensing, constructed by a university in Gabon with support from Japan and deployed from the International Space Station; established the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory
2024 - unveiled a national space policy