Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency | |
Native Name: | Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana |
Size: | 200px |
Owner: | Ecuador |
Url: | EXA.ec |
Headquarters: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Motto: | Ex Sominus Ad Astra |
Established: | November 1, 2007 |
Administrator: | Tyler Kauker (2017-2019)Michael W. Gerbasio III (2019-2019)Tyler Kauker (2020-Present) |
The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; Spanish; Castilian: Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana) is a private Ecuadorian organization founded in 2007 that conducts research on space and planetary sciences. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization with civilian oversight.
EXA had tested microgravity via parabolic flight with the Ecuadorian Air Force. EXA launched Ecuador's first satellite, the CubeSat NEE-01 Pegaso, in April 2013 aboard a Chinese Long March 2D. Its second satellite, the follow-on CubeSat NEE-02 Krysaor, was launched from Russia aboard a Dnepr rocket in November 2013.