# Saudi Space Agency
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["ssa.gov.sa"]
- **country**: Saudi Arabia
- **website**: https://www.ssa.gov.sa
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","operator_domains":"[\"ssa.gov.sa\"]","country":"Saudi Arabia","website":"https://www.ssa.gov.sa"}

## Editorial
Saudi Space Agency is Saudi Arabia's national space agency, with agency status dating to June 2023 after the earlier Saudi Space Commission structure.[^s3] Its public leadership history includes Muhammad al-Tamimi as acting CEO from 2021 to May 2025, before his move to the National Emergency Management Authority.[^s1][^s2] For EO buyers, SSA should not be treated as the owner of SaudiSat-5A/5B or as an EO operator on the basis of SHAMS: SaudiSat-5A/5B are KACST Earth observation programmes, and SHAMS is a space-weather CubeSat rather than an EO satellite.[^s5][^s4]

## Sources
- [s1] | Saudi Space Agency - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Space_Agency | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  Founding, restructuring, leadership, key programs
- [s2] | Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi - Saudi Wins | https://www.saudiwins.com/dr-mohammed-bin-saud-al-tamimi-pioneering-saudi-arabias-digital-and-space-frontiers/ | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  CEO background and May 2025 transition to NEMA role
- [s3] | Saudi Space Agency - Saudipedia | https://saudipedia.com/en/article/347/government-and-politics/commissions/saudi-space-agency | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
  Official Saudipedia entry; founding as commission 2018, agency status June 2023
- [s4] | SHAMS satellite - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHAMS_(satellite) | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  SHAMS is space weather CubeSat on Artemis II HEO, not EO
- [s5] | KACST completes SaudiSat-5A and 5B - SpaceWatch Global | https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/saudi-arabias-kacst-completes-saudisat-5a-and-5b-earth-observation-satellites/ | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  SaudiSat EO birds are KACST programs, confirming SSA/KACST separation

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