Engineering:List of first satellites by country
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Short description: First artificial satellites launched by country and/or territory
As of 15 July 2024, 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 |
Country | Satellite | Operator | Manufacturer | Carrier rocket[1] | Launch site[1] | Date (UTC)[1] | Remarks |
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Sputnik 1[2] | OKB-1 | ![]() |
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4 October 1957 | First satellite launched |
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Explorer 1[3] | ABMA | ![]() |
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1 February 1958 | |
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Ariel 1[4] | RAE | ![]() ![]() |
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26 April 1962 | |
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Alouette 1[5] | DRDC | ![]() |
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29 September 1962 | |
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San Marco 1[6] | CNR | ![]() |
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15 December 1964 | |
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Astérix[7] | CNES | ![]() |
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26 November 1965 | |
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WRESAT[8] | WRE | ![]() |
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29 November 1967 | |
10 European countries
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ESRO 2B[9] | ESRO | ![]() |
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17 May 1968[10] | |
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Azur[11] | DLR | ![]() ![]() |
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8 November 1969 | |
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Ohsumi[12] | ISAS | ![]() |
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11 February 1970 | |
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Dongfanghong I[13] | CAST | ![]() |
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24 April 1970 | |
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ANS[14] | SRON / NASA | ![]() |
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30 August 1974 | |
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Intasat[14] | INTA | ![]() |
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15 November 1974 | |
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Aryabhata[14] | ISRO | ![]() |
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19 April 1975 | |
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Palapa A1[14] | Perumtel | ![]() |
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8 July 1976 | |
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Magion 1[14] | ![]() |
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24 October 1978 | ||
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Bulgaria 1300[14] | BSA | ![]() |
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7 August 1981 | |
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Arabsat-1A | Arabsat | ![]() |
Ariane 3 | ![]() |
8 February 1985 | |
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Brasilsat A1[14] | Embratel | ![]() |
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Morelos 1[14] | SCT | ![]() |
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17 June 1985 | Deployed using PAM-D during STS-51-G |
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Viking | SSC | ![]() ![]() |
Ariane 1 | ![]() |
22 February 1986 | |
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Ofek-1 | ![]() |
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19 September 1988 | ||
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Astra 1A | SES Astra | ![]() |
Ariane 44LP | ![]() |
11 December 1988 | |
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Lusat | AMSAT Argentina | Ariane 40 | ![]() |
22 January 1990 | ||
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AsiaSat 1 | AsiaSat | ![]() |
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7 April 1990 | Hong Kong, a British Overseas Territory, became part of the People's Republic of China in July 1997 |
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Badr-1 | SUPARCO | ![]() |
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16 July 1990 | |
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Kosmos 2175 | ![]() |
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21 January 1992 | Successor state to the Soviet Union | |
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Kitsat-1 | KAIST | ![]() |
Ariane 42P | ![]() |
10 August 1992 | |
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PoSAT-1 | PoSAT | ![]() |
Ariane 40 | ![]() |
26 September 1993 | |
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Thaicom-1 | Shin Satellite | ![]() |
Ariane 44L | ![]() |
18 December 1993 | |
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Turksat 1B | Türksat | ![]() |
Ariane 44LP | ![]() |
10 August 1994 | |
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Magion 4 | ![]() |
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2 August 1995 | Formerly part of Czechoslovakia | |
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Sich-1 | ![]() |
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31 August 1995 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union | ||
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FASat-Alfa | ![]() |
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MEASAT-1 | MEASAT | ![]() |
Ariane 44L | ![]() |
13 January 1996 | |
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Thor 2 | Telenor | ![]() |
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20 May 1997 | |
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Mabuhay (Agila 1) (former Palapa B2P) |
Mabuhay | ![]() |
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20 March 1987 | Originally operated and launched for Indonesian company PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. Acquired while on orbit by Mabuhay in 1996 making it the first Philippine owned satellite. | |
Mabuhay 1 (Agila 2) | ![]() |
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19 August 1997 | First Philippine satellite to be launched from space | ||
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Nilesat 101 | Nilesat | Astrium | Ariane 44P | ![]() |
28 April 1998 | |
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ST-1 | SingTel Chunghwa |
Astrium | Ariane 44P | ![]() |
25 August 1998 | |
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Formosat-1 | NSPO | ![]() |
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27 January 1999 | |
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SUNSAT | Stellenbosch | ![]() |
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23 February 1999 | Launched on same rocket as first Danish satellite |
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Ørsted | DMI[15] | ![]() |
Launched on same rocket as first South African satellite | |||
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Reflektor | Energia-GPI Space | ![]() ![]() |
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17 July 1999 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
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Thuraya 1 | Thuraya | ![]() |
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21 October 2000 | |
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PROBA-1 | ESA | ![]() |
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22 October 2001 | |
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Maroc-Tubsat | ![]() |
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10 December 2001 | ||
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Esiafi 1 (formerly Comstar D4) |
TONGASAT | ![]() |
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21 February 1981 | A private American satellite that transferred ownership to Tonga in April 2002 |
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AlSAT-1 | ![]() |
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28 November 2002 | ||
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Hellas-Sat 2 | Hellas-Sat | Astrium | ![]() |
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13 May 2003 | |
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NigeriaSat-1 | ![]() |
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27 September 2003 | ||
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Sina-1 | ![]() |
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27 October 2005 | ||
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KazSat-1 | ![]() |
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17 June 2006 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union | |
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Libertad-1 | ![]() ![]() |
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17 April 2007 | ||
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Rascom-QAF 1 | Rascom | ![]() |
Ariane 5GS | ![]() |
21 December 2007 | |
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Vinasat-1 | Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group | ![]() |
Ariane 5ECA | ![]() |
18 April 2008 | |
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Venesat-1 | ![]() |
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29 October 2008 | ||
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Eutelsat 48D / Afghansat 1 | Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information | EADS Astrium | ![]() |
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20 December 2008 | Satellite leased to the Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information in January 2014 |
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SwissCube-1 | ![]() |
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23 September 2009 | ||
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X-Sat | ![]() |
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20 April 2011 | ||
Template:IOM | ViaSat-1 | ViaSat-IOM, ManSat, Telesat-IOM | ![]() |
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19 October 2011 | Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency of the British sovereign |
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MaSat-1[17] | ![]() |
Vega | ![]() |
13 February 2012 | ||
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PW-Sat[17] | Warsaw University of Technology, Space Research Centre | Deorbit on 28 October 2014 | ||||
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Goliat[17] | ![]() ![]() |
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BelKA-2[18][19] | ![]() |
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22 July 2012 | ||
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Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2[20] | KCST | ![]() |
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12 December 2012 | Failed to operate in orbit |
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Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a[21] | Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) | ![]() |
Ariane 5ECA | ![]() |
7 February 2013 | Independent since 1991 |
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TUGSAT-1/UniBRITE[22] | ![]() |
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25 February 2013 | Austria's first two satellites were launched together | |
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Bermudasat 1 (former EchoStar VI) |
Bermudasat | ![]() |
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14 July 2000 | Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory; Bermudasat 1 (former private American EchoStar VI) satellite was transferred in April 2013 to Bermuda being at orbit |
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NEE-01 Pegaso[23] | EXA | ![]() |
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26 April 2013 | |
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ESTCube-1 | ![]() |
Vega | ![]() |
7 May 2013 | Estonia was formerly part of the Soviet Union. | |
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O3b-1/O3b-2/O3b-3/O3b-4 | O3b Networks | ![]() |
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25 June 2013 | Jersey's first four satellites were launched together. Jersey is a Crown Dependency of the British sovereign |
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Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 | Eutelsat Es'hailSat |
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Ariane 5ECA | ![]() |
29 August 2013 | Qatar's first satellite flew as a joint project with the French corporation Eutelsat |
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Es'hail 1 | Es'hailSat | ![]() |
Ariane 5ECA | ![]() |
29 August 2013 | Full ownership of the joint France-Qatar satellite Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 was sold to Es'hailsat in 2018 [24] |
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PUCP-Sat 1 | ![]() |
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21 November 2013 | ||
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Túpac Katari 1 | ![]() |
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20 December 2013 | ||
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LitSat-1/Lituanica SAT-1 | ![]() |
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9 January 2014 | The first two Lithuanian satellites were launched together; both carried to the International Space Station and deployed later in the year. Lithuania was formerly part of the Soviet Union. | |
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Tigrisat | MOST / La Sapienza | ![]() |
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19 June 2014 | |
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ANTELSAT | ANTEL | ![]() |
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TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT | TNSA | ![]() |
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27 April 2015 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union. |
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Laosat-1 | Laos National Authority for Science and Technology | ![]() |
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20 November 2015 | |
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Aalto-2 | Aalto University | ![]() |
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18 April 2017 | |
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BRAC ONNESHA | BRACU | ![]() |
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3 June 2017 | Launched on same rocket as first Ghanaian and Mongolian satellites |
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GhanaSat-1 | All Nations University | Launched on same rocket as first Bangladeshi and Mongolian satellites | ||||
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Mazaalai (satellite) | National University of Mongolia | Launched on same rocket as first Ghanaian and Bangladeshi satellites | ||||
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Venta 1 | Ventspils University College | ![]() |
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23 June 2017 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Launched on same rocket as first Slovakian satellite |
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skCUBE | SOSA | ![]() |
Formerly part of Czechoslovakia, Launched on same rocket as first Latvian satellite | |||
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AngoSat 1 | AngoSat | ![]() |
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26 December 2017 | Launch was successful but contact was lost quickly afterwards.[25] On 28 December 2017, communication was restored and telemetry was received.[26] |
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Humanity Star | Rocket Lab | ![]() |
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21 January 2018 | First satellite launched by New Zealand launcher. |
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Proyecto Irazú | Costa Rica Institute of Technology | ![]() |
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2 April 2018 | First satellite of Central America. Manufactured in Costa Rica.[27] |
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1KUNS-PF | University of Nairobi | University of Nairobi ![]() |
Launched on same rocket as first Costa Rican satellite. | |||
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Bhutan 1 | Bhutanese students under Kyutech-led second Joint Global Multination Birds Project (Birds-2) | ![]() |
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29 June 2018 | |
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JY1-SAT | Jordanian students under the Crown Prince Foundation | ![]() |
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3 December 2018 | ||
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NepaliSat-1 | NASA for Nepal Academy of Science and Technology | ![]() |
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17 April 2019 | |
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Raavana 1 | Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies | ![]() |
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RWASAT-1 | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority | Rwandan engineers with support from the ![]() |
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24 September 2019 | Decay from orbit 27 April 2022 |
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Sudan Remote Sensing Satellite 1 (SRSS-1) | Sudan | ISRA | ![]() |
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3 November 2019 | |
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Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite 1 (ETRSS-1) | Ethiopia | ![]() |
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20 December 2019 | |
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Quetzal-1 | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala | ![]() |
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7 March 2020 | |
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TRISAT | University of Maribor | University of Maribor | Vega | ![]() |
3 September 2020 | Launched on same rocket as first Monégasque satellite. |
NEMO-HD | Space-SI | UTIAS / Space-SI | |||||
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OSM-1 Cicero | Orbital Solutions Monaco | ![]() |
Launched on same rocket as first two Slovenian satellites. | |||
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GuaraniSat-1 | Paraguayan Space Agency and Kyutech-led fourth Joint Global Multination Birds Project | ![]() |
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20 February 2021 | Launched on same rocket as first Myanma satellite. |
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Lawkanat-1[28] | Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University | ![]() ![]() |
Launched on same rocket as first Paraguayan satellite. | |||
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Challenge-1 | Telnet Tunisie | Telnet Tunisie | ![]() |
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22 March 2021 | |
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QMR-KWT | Orbital Space Kuwait | Orbital Space Kuwait | ![]() |
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30 June 2021 | |
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Light-1 | New York University Abu Dhabi | Engineers from Bahrain's space agency, NSSA, in collaboration with ![]() |
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21 December 2021 | Bahrain's first satellite flew as a joint project with the UAE Space Agency |
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ARMSAT_1 | Satlantis / Geocosmos | Satlantis | ![]() |
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25 May 2022 | Joint satellite between Satlantis and Geocosmos |
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TUMnanoSAT | Technical University of Moldova | Technical University of Moldova | ![]() |
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15 July 2022 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
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PearlAfricaSat-1 | Ministry of Science, Technology and Inocation | Ministry of Science, Technology and Inocation | ![]() |
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7 November 2022 | Launched on the same rocket as the first Zimbabwean satellite |
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ZIMSAT-1 | Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency | Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency | Launched on the same rocket as the first Ugandan satellite | |||
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Albania 1 | State Authority for Geospatial Information | ![]() |
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3 January 2023 | First Albanian satellites, launched as a pair |
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SpeiSat | Dicastery for Communication/ASI | ![]() |
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12 June 2023 | Joint satellite between the Italian Space Agency and the Vatican Dicastery for Communication |
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AMAN-1 | ETCO | ![]() |
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11 November 2023 | Launched on the same rocket as the first Djiboutian satellite |
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Djibouti-1A | University of Djibouti | ![]() |
Launched on the same rocket as the first Omani satellite | |||
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Hayasat-1 | Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory | ![]() |
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1 December 2023 | |
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EIRSAT-1 | University College Dublin | ![]() |
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1 December 2023 | |
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CroCube | University of Zagreb | ![]() |
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Juny 2024 | The first Croatian satellite - a joint project of A3 and Spacemanic sheduled for launch in Juny 2024 |
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) |
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21 November 1962 |
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4 November 2017 |
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11 December 2019 |
Template:Country data Sealand[32] | Postcard | ![]() |
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Template:Country data British Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory[33] | Postcard | ![]() |
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14 January 2021 16:57 |
See also
References
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Russo, Arturo (2002). The Century of Space Science. 1. Springer. p. 52. ISBN 0-7923-7196-8.
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- ↑ Fisher, Max (12 December 2012). "Real-time satellite tracker shows precise location of North Korea's new satellite". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/12/12/real-time-satellite-tracker-shows-precise-location-of-north-koreas-new-satellite/.
- ↑ Agayev, Zulfugar (8 February 2013). "First Azeri Satellite Launched, Two More Planned in 2015-2016". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-08/first-azeri-satellite-launched-two-more-planned-in-2015-2016.html.
- ↑ "AUSTRIAN SATELLITES: BRITE-AUSTRIA & UniBRITE". BRITE-Constellation. Universität Wien. http://www.univie.ac.at/brite-constellation/html/brite-austria__unibrite.html.
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- ↑ "Es'hailSat Makes Deal with Eutelsat to Fully Own Satellite - Via Satellite -". 10 August 2018. https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2018/08/10/eshailsat-makes-deal-with-eutelsat-to-fully-own-satellite/.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "AngoSat 1". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/angosat-1.htm.
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- ↑ "Sealand stamps blasted into space". November 13, 2020. https://twitter.com/sealandgov/status/1327281317046857728?lang=en.
- ↑ "NEW SHEPARD MISSION NS-14 CARRIES MORE THAN 50,000 POSTCARDS TO SPACE FROM 13 COUNTRIES". 14 January 2021. https://www.clubforfuture.org/news/new-shepard-mission-ns-14-carries-more-than-50-000-postcards-to-space-from-13-countries/. "British research station in Antarctica"
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