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Earth: Success: Launch of the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory satellite 1992 US: Mars Observer: Mars: Failure: Mars Observer orbiter 1993 Japan: ASCA: Earth: Success: Launch of the ASCA (ASTRO-D) X-ray satellite Brazil: INPE: Earth: Success: Launch of the SCD-1, the oldest earth observation equipment still in operation. 1994 US: Clementine: Moon ...
Launched on same rocket as first South African satellite Georgia [16] Reflektor: Energia-GPI Space: Energia-GPI Space Soyuz-U: Baikonur Site 1/5 17 July 1999 Formerly part of the Soviet Union United Arab Emirates: Thuraya 1: Thuraya: Boeing: Zenit-3SL: Odyssey: 21 October 2000 Belgium: PROBA-1: ESA: Verhaert Space: Polar Satellite Launch ...
Italy with the first successful launch from the San Marco platform of its satellite San Marco 2 on 26 April 1967 by US Scout B (the first Italian satellite is San Marco 1 launched by another Scout from Wallops, USA on 15 December 1964). The last orbital launch from San Marco was on 25 March 1988 by US Scout G-1 and there are no further launches ...
The timeline of first Earth observation satellites shows, in chronological order, those successful Earth observation satellites, that is, Earth satellites with a program of Earth science. Sputnik 1, while the first satellite ever launched, did not conduct Earth science.
Earth: Vanguard 1: Oldest satellite still in orbit, in addition to its upper launch stage. Expected to stay in orbit 240 years. Ceased transmission in May 1964. USA 17 March 1958 Earth: Pioneer 1: Failed to reach the Moon as intended, but reached a record–setting distance of 113,800 kilometres (70,700 mi) from Earth. USA 11 October 1958 Earth ...
The Earth-observing ERS-2 satellite first launched on April 21, 1995, and it was the most sophisticated satellite of its kind at the time to be developed and launched by Europe.
First satellite ejected into orbit as a secondary launch payload: December 12, 1961 United States: Telstar 1: First active, direct-relay communications satellite First satellite to relay television, telephone and high-speed data communications First transatlantic television [1] July 10, 1962 United States: Relay 1
The first artificial satellite launched into the Earth's orbit was the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957. As of December 31, 2022, there are 6,718 operational satellites in the Earth's orbit, of which 4,529 belong to the United States (3,996 commercial), 590 belong to China, 174 belong to Russia, and 1,425 belong to other nations. [1]