Country |
Satellite |
Operator |
Manufacturer |
Carrier rocket[1] |
Launch site[1] |
Date (UTC)[1] |
Remarks |
Soviet Union | Sputnik 1[2] | OKB-1 | OKB-1 | Sputnik 8K71PS | Baikonur | 000000001957-10-04-00004 October 1957 | |
United States | Explorer 1[3] | ABMA | ABMA | Juno I | Cape Canaveral | 000000001958-02-01-00001 February 1958 | |
United Kingdom | Ariel 1[4] | RAE | NASA | Thor DM-19 Delta | Cape Canaveral | 000000001962-04-26-000026 April 1962 | |
Canada | Alouette 1[5] | | DRDC | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Vandenberg | 000000001962-09-29-000029 September 1962 | |
Italy | San Marco 1[6] | | CRA[6] | Scout X-4 | Wallops Island | 000000001964-12-15-000015 December 1964 | |
France | Astérix[7] | CNES | CNES | Diamant A | Hammaguir | 000000001965-11-26-000026 November 1965 | |
Australia | WRESAT[8] | WRE | WRE | Sparta | Woomera | 000000001967-11-29-000029 November 1967 | |
Europe | ESRO-2B[9] | ESRO | Hawker Siddeley[9] | Scout B | Vandenberg | 000000001968-05-17-000017 May 1968[10] | |
West Germany | Azur[11] | | | Scout B | Vandenberg | 000000001969-11-08-00008 November 1969 | |
Japan | Osumi[12] | ISAS | | Lambda-4S | Kagoshima | 000000001970-02-11-000011 February 1970 | |
People's Republic of China | Dongfanghong I[13] | | | Chang Zheng 1 | Jiuquan | 000000001970-04-24-000024 April 1970 | |
Netherlands | ANS[14] | | | Scout D-1 | Vandenberg | 000000001974-08-30-000030 August 1974 | |
Spain | Intasat[14] | INTA | | Delta 2310 | Vandenberg | 000000001974-11-15-000015 November 1974 | |
India | Aryabhata[14] | ISRO | ISRO | Kosmos-3M | Kapustin Yar | 000000001975-04-19-000019 April 1975 | |
Indonesia | Palapa A1[14] | Perumtel | Hughes | Delta 2914 | Cape Canaveral | 000000001976-07-08-00008 July 1976 | |
Czechoslovakia | Magion 1[14] | | | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk | 000000001978-10-24-000024 October 1978 | |
Bulgaria | Bulgaria 1300[14] | | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Vostok-2M | Plesetsk | 000000001981-08-07-00007 August 1981 | |
Saudi Arabia | Arabsat-1A | Arabsat | Aérospatiale | Ariane 3 | Kourou | 000000001985-02-08-00008 February 1985 | |
Brazil | Brasilsat A1[14] | Embratel | Hughes | |
Mexico | Morelos 1[14] | | Hughes | Space Shuttle Discovery | Kennedy | 000000001985-06-17-000017 June 1985 | Deployed using PAM-D during STS-51-G |
Sweden | Viking | SSC | Boeing/ Saab | Ariane 1 | Kourou | 000000001986-02-22-000022 February 1986 | |
Israel | Ofek-1 | | IAI | Shavit | Palmachim | 000000001988-09-19-000019 September 1988 | |
Luxembourg | Astra 1A | SES Astra | GE Astrospace | Ariane 44LP | Kourou | 000000001988-12-11-000011 December 1988 | |
Argentina | Lusat | AMSAT Argentina | | Ariane 40 | Kourou | 000000001990-01-22-000022 January 1990 | |
Hong Kong | AsiaSat 1 | AsiaSat | Hughes | Chang Zheng 3 | Xichang | 000000001990-04-07-00007 April 1990 | Hong Kong, a British Overseas Territory, became part of the People's Republic of China in July 1997 |
Pakistan | Badr-1 | SUPARCO | SUPARCO | Chang Zheng 2E | Xichang | 000000001990-07-16-000016 July 1990 | |
Russia | Kosmos 2175 | | | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk | 000000001992-01-21-000021 January 1992 | Successor state to the Soviet Union |
South Korea | Kitsat-1 | KAIST | SSTL | Ariane 42P | Kourou | 000000001992-08-10-000010 August 1992 | |
Portugal | PoSAT-1 | PoSAT | SSTL | Ariane 40 | Kourou | 000000001993-09-26-000026 September 1993 | |
Thailand | Thaicom-1 | Shin Satellite | Hughes | Ariane 44L | Kourou | 000000001993-12-18-000018 December 1993 | |
Turkey | Turksat 1B | Turksat | Aérospatiale | Ariane 44LP | Kourou | 000000001994-08-10-000010 August 1994 | |
Czech Republic | Magion 4 | | | Molniya-M | Plesetsk | 000000001995-08-02-00002 August 1995 | Formerly part of Czechoslovakia |
Ukraine | Sich-1 | | | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk | 000000001995-08-31-000031 August 1995 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
Chile | Fasat-Alfa | | SSTL | Failed to separate |
Malaysia | MEASAT-1 | MEASAT | Hughes | Ariane 44L | Kourou | 000000001996-01-13-000013 January 1996 | |
Norway | Thor 2 | Telenor | Hughes | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral | 000000001997-05-20-000020 May 1997 | |
Philippines | Mabuhay (Agila 1) (former Palapa B2P) | Mabuhay | | Delta-3920 | Cape Canaveral | 000000001987-03-20-000020 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) | SS/Loral | Chang Zheng 3B | Xichang | 000000001997-08-19-000019 August 1997 | First Philippine satellite to be launched from space |
Egypt | Nilesat 101 | Nilesat | Astrium | Ariane 44P | Kourou | 000000001998-04-28-000028 April 1998 | |
Singapore Republic of China | ST-1 | SingTel Chunghwa | Astrium | Ariane 44P | Kourou | 000000001998-08-25-000025 August 1998 | |
Republic of China | Formosat-1 | NSPO | TRW | Athena I | Cape Canaveral | 000000001999-01-27-000027 January 1999 | |
South Africa | SUNSAT | Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch | Delta II 7920 | Vandenberg | 000000001999-02-23-000023 February 1999 | Launched on same rocket as first Danish satellite |
Denmark | Ørsted | | CRI | Launched on same rocket as first South African satellite |
United Arab Emirates | Thuraya 1 | Thuraya | Boeing | Zenit-3SL | Odyssey | 000000002000-10-21-000021 October 2000 | |
Morocco | Maroc-Tubsat | | TU Berlin | Zenit-2 | Baikonur | 000000002001-12-10-000010 December 2001 | |
Tonga | Esiafi 1 (former Comstar D4) | TONGASAT | SS/Loral | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR | Cape Canaveral | 000000001981-02-21-000021 February 1981 | Esiafi 1 (former private American Comstar D4) satellite was transferred in April 2002 to Tonga being at orbit |
Algeria | AlSAT-1 | | SSTL | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk | 000000002002-11-28-000028 November 2002 | |
Greece | Hellas-Sat 2 | Hellas-Sat | Astrium | Atlas V 401 | Cape Canaveral | 000000002003-05-13-000013 May 2003 | |
Nigeria | NigeriaSat-1 | | SSTL | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk | 000000002003-09-27-000027 September 2003 | |
Iran | Sina-1 | | NPO Polyot | Kosmos-3M | Plesetsk | 000000002005-10-27-000027 October 2005 |
Kazakhstan | KazSat-1 | | Khrunichev | Proton-M/DM3 | Baikonur | 000000002006-06-17-000017 June 2006 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
Colombia | Libertad-1 | | | Dnepr | Baikonur | 000000002007-04-17-000017 April 2007 | |
Mauritius | Rascom-QAF 1 | Rascom | Alcatel | Ariane 5GS | Kourou | 000000002007-12-21-000021 December 2007 | |
Vietnam | Vinasat-1 | | Lockheed Martin | Ariane 5ECA | Kourou | 000000002008-04-18-000018 April 2008 | |
Venezuela | Venesat-1 | | CAST | Chang Zheng 3B/E | Xichang | 000000002008-10-29-000029 October 2008 | |
Switzerland | SwissCube-1 | | | PSLV-CA | Satish Dhawan | 000000002009-09-23-000023 September 2009 | |
Singapore | X-Sat | | SATREC | PSLV-C | Satish Dhawan | 000000002011-04-20-000020 April 2011 | |
Isle of Man | ViaSat-1 | ViaSat-IOM, ManSat, Telesat-IOM | SS/Loral | Proton-M/Briz-M | Baikonur | 000000002011-10-19-000019 October 2011 | Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency of the British sovereign |
Hungary | MaSat-1[15] | | | Vega | Kourou | 000000002012-02-13-000013 February 2012 | |
Poland | PW-Sat[15] | Warsaw University of Technology, Space Research Centre |
| Deorbit on October 28, 2014 |
Romania | Goliat[15] | | | |
Belarus | BelKA-2[16][17] | | | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Baikonur | 000000002012-07-22-000022 July 2012 | |
North Korea | Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2[18] | | | Unha-3 | Sohae | 000000002012-12-12-000012 December 2012 | Failed to operate in orbit |
Azerbaijan | Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a[19] | | Orbital Sciences | Ariane 5ECA | Kourou | 000000002013-02-07-00007 February 2013 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union |
Austria | TUGSAT-1/UniBRITE[20] | | UTAIS | PSLV-CA | Satish Dhawan | 000000002013-02-25-000025 February 2013 | Austria's first two satellites were launched together |
Bermuda | Bermudasat 1 (former EchoStar VI) | Bermudasat | SS/Loral | Atlas IIAS | Cape Canaveral | 000000002000-07-14-000014 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 |
Ecuador | NEE-01 Pegaso[21] | EXA | EXA | Chang Zheng 2D | Jiuquan | 000000002013-04-26-000026 April 2013 | |
Estonia | ESTCube-1 | | | Vega | Kourou | 000000002013-05-07-00007 May 2013 | Estonia was formerly part of Soviet Union. |
Jersey | O3b-1/O3b-2/O3b-3/O3b-4 | O3b Networks | Thales Alenia Space | Soyuz-STB/Fregat-MT | Kourou | 000000002013-06-25-000025 June 2013 | Jersey's first four satellites were launched together. Jersey is a Crown Dependency of the British sovereign |
Peru | PUCP-Sat 1 | | | Dnepr | Dombarovsky | 000000002013-11-21-000021 November 2013 | |
Bolivia | Túpac Katari 1 | | CAST | Chang Zheng 3B/E | Xichang | 000000002013-12-20-000020 December 2013 | |
Lithuania | LitSat-1/Lituanica SAT-1 | | | Antares 120 | MARS LP-0A | 000000002014-01-09-00009 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 occupied by the Soviet Union. |
Belgium | QB50P1/QB50P2 | Von Karman Institute | | Dnepr | Dombarovsky | 000000002014-06-19-000019 June 2014 | The first two Belgian satellites were launched together |
Iraq | Tigrisat | MOST/La Sapienza | | |
Uruguay | ANTELSAT | UdelaR | | |
Turkmenistan | TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT | TNSA | Alcatel | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral | 000000002015-04-27-000027 April 2015 | Formerly part of the Soviet Union. |
Laos | Laosat-1 | Laos National Authority for Science and Technology | CAST | Chang Zheng 3B/E | Xichang | 000000002015-11-20-000020 November 2015 | |