The revision of the Space Law stipulates the conditions for licensing space launch sites in Portuguese territory
With the publication in the Official Journal of the revision of the Portuguese Space Law, through Decree-Law no. 20/2024, of February 2, the conditions for licensing space launch sites in Portuguese territory have been stipulated.
The licence to operate a space launch centre, like the licences for space operations, is obtained from Anacom (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações), the Portuguese space authority, after a licensing process has been carried out, partly instructed by the Portuguese Space Agency, and which assumes prior government approval.
For the president of the Portuguese Space Agency, Ricardo Conde, “this is an essential instrument for positioning Portugal in a sector of strategic interest for Europe, creating attractive conditions for new operators of space access services from the national territory and for realising the goal of making Portugal a space nation”.
Continuing his work to promote Portugal’s potential for creating launch centres, Ricardo Conde says that “with this revision of the law, the conditions are in place for defining the necessary procedures for carrying out these operations in Portugal this month”.
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