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The first countries to send satellites into space:
☭ Soviet Union
‣ Sputnik 1 (1957)
🇺🇸 United States of America
‣ Explorer 1 (1958)
🇬🇧 Great Britain
‣ Ariel 1 (1962)
🇨🇦 Canada
‣ Alouette 1 (1962)
🇮🇹 Italy
‣ San Marco 1 (1964)
🇫🇷 France
‣ Asterix (1965)
🇦🇺 Australia
‣ WRESAT (1967)
🇪🇺 ESRO
‣ ESRO 2B (1968)
🇩🇪 West Germany
‣ Azur (1969)
🇯🇵 Japan
‣ Ohsumi (1970)
🇨🇳 China
‣ Dongfanghong I (1970)
🇳🇱 Netherlands
‣ ANS (1974)
🇪🇸 Spain
‣ Intasat (1974)
🇮🇳 India
‣ Aryabhata (1975)
🇮🇩 Indonesia
‣ Palapa A1 (1976)
🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
‣ Magion 1 (1978)
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
‣ Bulgaria 1300 (1981)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
‣ Arabsat-1A (1985)
🇧🇷 Brazil
‣ Brasilsat Al (1985)
🇲🇽 Mexico
‣ Morelos 1 (1985)
🇸🇪 Sweden
‣ Viking (1986)
🇮🇱 Israel
‣ Ofek-1 (1988)
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
‣ Astra 1A (1988)
🇦🇷 Argentina
‣ Lusat (1990)
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
‣ AsiaSat 1 (1990)
🇵🇰 Pakistan
‣ Badr-1 (1990)
🇷🇺 Russia
‣ Cosmos 2175 (1992)
🇰🇷 South Korea
‣ Kitsat-1 (1992)