Asgardia

Not to be confused with Asgard.

Space Kingdom of Asgardia
(in other official languages)
Arabic مملكة أسجارديا الفضائية
German Weltraumkönigreich von Asgardia
Spanish Reino Espacial de Asgardia
Persian پادشاهی فضایی آسگاردیا
French Royaume Spatial d’Asgardia
Hindi ऐसगार्डिया अंतरिक्ष राष्ट्र
Indonesian Kerajaan Antariksa Asgardia
Italian Regno Spaziale di Asgardia
Malay Kerajaan Angkasa Asgardia
Portuguese Reino Espacial da Asgárdia
Russian Космическое Королевство Асгардия
Turkish Asgardia Uzay Kraliyeti
Chinese 阿斯伽迪亚之太空王国
Unrecognized micronation
Orbital ATK Antares rocket, caring the Asgardia-1 satellite, launches on 12 November 2017
Area claimedAsgardia-1 satellite
48°12′39.1″N 16°22′55.8″E / 48.210861°N 16.382167°E / 48.210861; 16.382167
Claimed by
Dates claimed12 October 2016 (2016-October-12) or 25 June 2018[3]–present

Asgardia, also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia and Asgardia the Space Nation, is a "virtual nation" formed by a group of people who have launched a satellite into Earth orbit.[4] They refer to themselves as "Asgardians" and they have given their satellite the name "Asgardia-1". They have declared sovereignty over the space occupied by and contained within Asgardia -1. The Asgardians have adopted a constitution[5] and they intend to access outer space free of the control of existing nations and establish a permanent settlement on the Moon by 2043.[6]

Igor Ashurbeyli, the founder of the Asgardia Independent Research Center, proposed the establishment of Asgardia on 12 October 2016. The Constitution of the Space Kingdom of Asgardia was adopted on 18 June 2017 and it became effective on 9 September 2017.[7] Asgardia's administrative center is located in Vienna, Austria.[8]

The Cygnus spacecraft that carried Asgardia-1 into space released Asgardia-1 and two other satellites on 12 November 2017. The Space Kingdom of Asgardia has claimed that it is now "the first nation to have all of its territory in space." Legal scholars doubt that Asgardia-1 can be regarded as a sovereign territory and Asgardia has not yet attained the goal of being recognised as a nation state.[9][10]

  1. ^ Khera, Jastinder (25 June 2018). "New head of 'space nation' aims for the stars". Agence France-Presse via Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister's Birthday". Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ McMahon, Alle (26 June 2018). "Russian billionaire declares himself leader of new 'space nation' Asgardia at lavish castle ceremony". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ Crane, Leah. "The 'space nation' Asgardia just launched its first satellite". New Scientist. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Historic announcement to all Asgardians: Citizenship Fee | Asgardia – The Space Nation". asgardia.space. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ Ashurbeyli, Igor. Decree No. 9. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Asgardia_Constitution was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Leah Crane. The 'space nation' Asgardia just launched its first satellite. — New Scientist, 13 November 2017.
  10. ^ Dave Mosher. The 'space kingdom' Asgardia says it's the first nation with all of its territory in orbit—but legal experts are dubious. — Business Insider, 8 December 2017.