FIRST SATELLITE LAUNCH BY COUNTRY

This list includes countries with an independent capability to place satellites in orbit, including production of the necessary launch vehicle. Note: many more countries have the capability to design and build satellites but are unable to launch them, instead relying on foreign launch services. This list does not consider those numerous countries, but only lists those capable of launching satellites indigenous, and the date this capability was first demonstrated. The list does not include the European Space Agency, a multi-national state organization, nor private consortium.

Order	Country	Date of first launch	Rocket	Satellite(s)
1	Soviet Union	4 October 1957	Sputnik-PS	Sputnik 1
2	United States	1 February 1958	Juno I	Explorer 1
3	France	26 November 1965	Diamant-A	Astérix
4	Japan	11 February 1970	Lambda-4S	Ohsumi
5	China	24 April 1970	Long March 1	Dong Fang Hong I
6	United Kingdom	28 October 1971	Black Arrow	Prospero
7	India	18 July 1980	SLV	Rohini D1
8	Israel	19 September 1988	Shavit	Ofeq 1
– [1]	Russia	21 January 1992	Soyuz-U	Kosmos 2175
– [1]	Ukraine	13 July 1992	Tsyklon-3	Strela
9	Iran	2 February 2009	Safir-1	Omid
10	North Korea	12 December 2012	Unha-3	Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2
11	South Korea	30 January 2013	Naro-1	STSAT-2C
12	New Zealand	12 November 2018	Electron	CubeSat

🛰 Sri Lanka launches First Satellite Named 'Ravana-1'

🛰 Ethiopia Launches First Satellite Named 'ETRSS-1'

🛰 Sudan launches First Satellite, Named 'SRSS-1'

🛰 Nepal launches First Satellite Named 'NepaliSat-1'

🛰 Iran launches First Military Satellite Named 'Noor'

🛰 Russia to launch First Arktika-M satellite for monitoring Arctic climate