Uganda's space programme is coordinated by the Aeronautics and Space Science Bureau under the Science Technology and Innovation Secretariat which reports to the Office of the President.

Uganda is party to the Outer Space Treaty and the Partial Test Ban Treaty. Uganda is also a member of the International Telecommunication Union, the African Space Agency, and a subscribing state to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation.

As a member State of the African Union, Uganda adheres to the established African space governance framework, including the African Space Policy and African Space Strategy.

Key contemporary positions of Uganda include its political commitment not to be the first to place weapons in outer space.