Satellite Launch dates

First satellites of countries

First satellites of countries including launched indigenously or by help of other
Country	Year of first launch	First satellite	Payloads in orbit in 2008/ 2009
Soviet Union ( Russia)	1957 (1992)	Sputnik 1 (Cosmos-2175)	1,398
United States	1958	Explorer 1	1,042
Canada	1962	Alouette 1	25
Italy	1964	San Marco 1	14
France	1965	Astérix	44
Australia	1967	WRESAT	11
Germany	1969	Azur	27
Japan	1970	Ōsumi	111
China	1970	Dong Fang Hong I	64
United Kingdom	1971	Prospero X-3	25
Poland	1973	Intercosmos Kopernikus 500	?
Netherlands	1974	ANS	5
Spain	1974	Intasat	9
India	1975	Aryabhata	34
Indonesia	1976	Palapa A1	10
Czechoslovakia	1978	Magion 1	5
Bulgaria	1981	Intercosmos Bulgaria 1300
Brazil	1985	Brasilsat A1	11
Mexico	1985	Morelos 1	7
Sweden	1986	Viking	11
Israel	1988	Ofeq 1	7
Luxembourg	1988	Astra 1A	15
Argentina	1990	Lusat	10
Pakistan	1990	Badr-1	5
South Korea	1992	Kitsat A	10
Portugal	1993	PoSAT-1	1
Thailand	1993	Thaicom 1	6
Turkey	1994	Turksat 1B	5
Ukraine	1995	Sich-1	6
Chile	1995	FASat-Alfa	1
Malaysia	1996	MEASAT	4
Norway	1997	Thor 2	3
Philippines	1997	Mabuhay 1	2
Egypt	1998	Nilesat 101	3
Singapore	1998	ST-1	1
Taiwan	1999	ROCSAT-1
Denmark	1999	Ørsted	3
South Africa	1999	SUNSAT	1
Saudi Arabia	2000	Saudi sat 1A	12
United Arab Emirates	2000	Thuraya 1	3
Morocco	2001	Maroc-Tubsat	1
Algeria	2002	Alsat 1	1
Greece	2003	Hellas Sat 2	2
Nigeria	2003	Nigeria sat 1	2
Iran	2005	Sina-1	4
Kazakhstan	2006	KazSat 1	1
Belarus	2006	BelKA	1
Colombia	2007	Libertad 1	1
Vietnam	2008	VINASAT-1	1
Venezuela	2008	Venesat-1	1