Country Year First satellite
Soviet Union 1957 Sputnik 1
( Russia)
United States 1958 Explorer 1
Canada 1962 Alouette 1
United Kingdom 1962 Ariel 1
Italy 1964 San Marco 1
France 1965 Asterix
Australia 1967 WRESAT
Germany 1969 Azur
Japan 1970 Osumi
China 1970 Dong Fang Hong I
Poland 1973 Intercosmos Copernicus 500
Netherlands 1974 ANS
Spain 1974 Intasat
India 1975 Aryabhata
Indonesia 1976 Palapa A1
Czechoslovakia 1978 Magion 1
Bulgaria 1981 Intercosmos Bulgaria 1300
Brazil 1985 Brasilsat A1
Mexico 1985 Morelos 1
Sweden 1986 Viking
Israel 1988 Ofeq 1
Luxembourg 1988 Astra 1A
Argentina 1990 Lusat
Pakistan 1990 Badr-1
South Korea 1992 Kitsat A
Portugal 1993 PoSAT-1
Thailand 1993 Thaicom 1
Turkey 1994 Turksat 1B
Ukraine 1995 Sich-1
Chile 1995 FASat-Alfa
Malaysia 1996 MEASAT
Norway 1997 Thor 2
Philippines 1997 Mabuhay 1
Egypt 1998 Nilesat 101
Singapore 1998 ST-1
Taiwan 1999 ROCSAT-1
Denmark 1999 Orsted
South Africa 1999 SUNSAT
Saudi Arabia 2000 Saudisat 1A
United Arab Emirates 2000 Thuraya 1
Morocco 2001 Maroc-Tubsat
Algeria 2002 Alsat 1
Greece 2003 Hellas Sat 2
Cyprus 2003 Hellas Sat 2
Nigeria 2003 Nigeriasat 1
Iran 2005 Sina-1
Kazakhstan 2006 KazSat 1
Belarus 2006 BelKA
Colombia 2007 Libertad 1
Mauritius 2007 Rascom-QAF 1
Vietnam 2008 VINASAT-1
Venezuela 2008 Venesat-1
Switzerland 2009 wissCube-1
