1984
ACCIMT established
The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies has a long-running statutory and scientific role in Sri Lanka’s technology ecosystem.
INSTITUTION
FUTURE CIVIL SPACE INSTITUTION · PUBLIC-FACING FLAGSHIP program
SPACE SHOULD
MAKE LIFE
BETTER HERE.
A future Sri Lankan National Space Agency should not begin with prestige. It should begin with public value: better disaster maps, better climate and agricultural data, stronger engineering capability, visible science, useful communications, international cooperation, and a generation of Sri Lankan students who can see a place for themselves in the space economy.
1994ACCIMT national focal point
2019RAAVANA-1 deployed
2026space-policy process approved
Futurepublic agency blueprint
● NATIONAL PUBLIC MISSION SYSTEM
ORIGINAL program IDENTITY
ObserveEARTH
BuildSATELLITES
DiscoverSCIENCE
ServePUBLIC
Why this site is explicitly a program: the exact domain did not surface as a current official government website. Sri Lanka’s confirmed 2026 step is the Cabinet-approved process to formulate a National Space Policy, while ACCIMT remains a major real national space-technology institution. This design explores a possible future public agency without claiming that Government has created or authorized one under this name.
Real foundation
THE FUTURE AGENCY
WOULD INHERIT A HISTORY.
A credible national institution starts by recognizing what Sri Lankan engineers and institutions have already done.
1994
National focal point
ACCIMT’s Space Applications Division states that the institute was designated Sri Lanka’s National Focal Point for Space Technology Applications.
SPACE APPLICATIONS
2019
RAAVANA-1
ACCIMT describes RAAVANA-1 as Sri Lanka’s first nanosatellite and the first satellite built by Sri Lankan engineers, developed through international collaboration.
ENGINEERING
2026
National Space Policy
Cabinet approved appointing an expert committee to formulate a policy covering international cooperation, global space governance, obligations, treaties and standards.
GOVERNANCE
Future national portfolio
A SPACE AGENCY
PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY USE.
This version is intentionally more public-facing than a ministry organization chart. Choose a program to see the national service it would provide.
Program selector
Six public missions
Proposed future functions, not claims about existing departments.
FUTURE NATIONAL PROGRAM
Sri Lanka’s space milestones
DON’T INVENT A MISSION HISTORY.
BUILD ON THE REAL ONE.
These cards distinguish confirmed national/institutional milestones from the SRI LANKAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY official website.
Public data portal
SPACE DATA BECOMES NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN PEOPLE CAN USE IT.
A future public-facing agency should make data discoverable, explain what it can and cannot tell users, provide APIs where appropriate, and publish mission metadata instead of treating every dataset as an internal artifact.
Earth observation catalogImagery, products, coverage, processing level, licensing and download/API access.
Public servicedisasters · agriculture · climate
FUTURE
Mission archiveSpacecraft, payloads, orbit, mission objectives, publications, educational material and status.
National recordmissions · science
FOUNDATION EXISTS
Ground / observation dataAstronomy, solar/radio observations and related institutional research products where publishable.
Researchscience · universities
FOUNDATION EXISTS
Open opportunitiesResearch calls, procurement, scholarships, fellowships, supplier notices and public challenges.
Participationpeople · industry
FUTURE
Institutional roadmap
POLICY FIRST.
THEN AUTHORITY. THEN MISSIONS.
The 2026 Cabinet decision supports policy formulation. It does not, by itself, establish this agency. A credible route from today to a OFFICIAL organization would require formal government decisions and law.
01 · CURRENT
Formulate National Space Policy
Expert committee develops the national policy framework approved for formulation by Cabinet in May 2026.
02 · FUTURE
Choose institutional model
Government decides whether coordination belongs in ACCIMT, a ministry office, regulator, new agency, or another structure.
03 · FUTURE
Create legal authority
Define mandate, governance, funding, treaty responsibilities, data/publication duties, procurement and oversight.
04 · FUTURE
Transfer / coordinate programs
Map existing institutions, staff, facilities and partnerships without erasing their history or duplicating capability.
05 · FUTURE
Publish national mission plan
Choose measurable missions tied to national needs, science, capability development and international cooperation.
Public portal program
WHAT SHOULD SRI LANKA’S SPACE PROGRAM SOLVE FOR YOU?
A national agency should have a route for students, universities, industry, ministries, researchers and the public to state needs and find the right program. This tool creates a shareable program brief; it does not submit anything to Government.
Institutional guardrails
LOOK NATIONAL.
NEVER PRETEND TO BE OFFICIAL.
The visual system can be serious and aspirational without crossing into government impersonation.
01
program banner stays visible
The site identifies itself as the official website of SRI LANKAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY.
02
Original lion / sword art
The Sri Lanka-inspired lion and sword are original project artwork, not a copy of the national flag or an official state seal.
03
Crux when stars appear
The Southern Cross / Crux is the recurring constellation language whenever stars are used in this project.
04
ACCIMT history is preserved
A future national agency should acknowledge existing institutional capability and partnerships rather than rewriting history around a new brand.
Current status
WHAT IS REAL TODAY?
No. It is an OFFICIAL program for what a future public-facing national civil space agency could look like.
Yes. ACCIMT has long-running space-application and space-technology work. Its current material describes its 1994 national-focal-point designation and multiple nanosatellite collaborations.
ACCIMT describes RAAVANA-1 as Sri Lanka’s first nanosatellite and the first satellite of any kind built by Sri Lankan engineers, developed through its collaboration with Kyutech.
No such claim is made. What Cabinet approved on May 18, 2026 was the proposal to appoint an expert committee to formulate a National Space Policy.
This domain is designed as the public-facing flagship: missions, services, data, education and citizen access. The earlier program emphasizes agency architecture and governance more heavily.
Formal government authorization, institutional/legal establishment, official naming/domain approval, leadership, mandate, records/accessibility/cybersecurity requirements, verified programs and contacts, and a complete legal/public-information review.
A future national civil space institution
OBSERVE THE EARTH.
BUILD CAPABILITY.
OPEN THE DOOR TO SPACE.
The strongest national space program is the one people can point to and say: that made Sri Lanka more capable.