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Launched on the same rocket as the first Omani satellite Armenia: Hayasat-1: Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory: Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory, Center of Scientific Innovation and Education Falcon 9: Vandenberg SLC-4E: 1 December 2023 Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Launched on the same rocket as the first Irish satellite Ireland: EIRSAT-1
The race to launch the first satellite was closely contested by the Soviet Union and the United States, and was the beginning of the Space Race. 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 ...
This timeline of artificial satellites and space probes includes uncrewed spacecraft including technology demonstrators, observatories, lunar probes, and interplanetary probes. First satellites from each country are included. Not included are most Earth science satellites, commercial satellites or crewed missions.
First satellite designed and constructed by a country other than the USA or USSR (the British satellite Ariel 1, launched five months earlier, was designed and constructed by the USA). [62] Canada 29 September 1962 Venus: Mariner 2: First planetary flyby with communication contact. Distance of 34,762 kilometres (21,600 mi). USA 14 December 1962 ...
Countries represented only by suborbital space flyers are shaded. Note: citizens from the now-defunct East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Soviet Union have also flown in space. Since the first human spaceflight by the Soviet Union, citizens of 48 countries have flown in space. For each nationality, the launch date of the first mission is listed.
European Space Agency satellites (4 C, 37 P) * ... Pages in category "Satellites by country" This category contains only the following page.
Samples of three GPS satellites' orbits over a five-year period (2013 to 2018) USA-242 · USA-239 · USA-151 · Earth As of 19 December 2024, 83 Global Positioning System navigation satellites have been built: 30 are launched and operational, 1 is launched and undergoing the commissioning process, 3 are in reserve or testing, 43 are retired, 2 were lost during launch, and 1 prototype was never ...
Nano Satellite Launch Vehicle (NSLV) – Under development; ... Comparison of Saturn V, Space Shuttle, three Ares rockets, and SLS Block 1 Titan rockets.