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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: 4 October 1957: First satellite launched
The launching of satellites, while still contributing to national prestige, is a significant economic activity as well, with public and private rocket systems competing for launches, using cost and reliability as selling points. Replica of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957
Launched on 27 February 2025 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle with Brokkr-2 and IM-2. USA: Brokkr-2: 2022 OB5: En route Asteroid flyby of a near-Earth asteroid and determine if the asteroid is metallic. [37] Launched on 27 February 2025 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle with Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. Objects intentionally placed into orbit This article is about human-made satellites. For moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). Two CubeSats orbiting around Earth after being deployed from the ISS KibÅ module's Small Satellite Orbital Deployer A ...
Patrick Baudry, first launched 17 June 1985, was born in French Cameroun (now part of Cameroon), but was a French citizen when he went into space. Shannon Lucid, first launched 17 June 1985, was born in China to American parents of European descent, and was an American citizen when she went into space.
Ethiopia is another recipient of space aid from Beijing. Since 2019, China has launched two Earth observation satellites for the East African country and funded construction of a ground station there.
Launched Polity Sputnik 1: First satellite with radio transmitter [1] October 4, 1957 Soviet Union: Project SCORE: First communications satellite [1] First test of a space communications relay system First (recorded) voice transmission (U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower) December 18, 1958 United States: TIROS-1
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