Engineering:List of first satellites by country

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Short description: First artificial satellites launched by country or territory


As of 15 May 2026, over eighty countries have operated artificial satellites.

   Denotes international organisations
   Denotes countries formerly part of another country which already had a spacecraft in orbit
   Denotes countries with disputed sovereignty or recognition and autonomous dependent territories

Suborbital only

In addition, some countries have only attained a suborbital spaceflight, and have yet to launch a satellite into orbit.

Country Payload Carrier rocket Launch site Date (UTC)
 Lebanon[30] ARZ-3 Lebanon Cedar-3 Lebanon Dbayeh 21 November 1962
 Yemen[31] Warhead Yemen Burkan-2 Yemen Sa'dah 4 November 2017
Template:Country data Sealand[32] Postcard United States New Shepard United States Corn Ranch, Launch Site One 13 October 2020 13:36
Template:Country data British Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory[33] Postcard United States New Shepard United States Corn Ranch, Launch Site One 14 January 2021 16:57

See also

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