List of First Orbital Launches By Country
| Order | Country | Satellite | Rocket | Location | Date (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | Sputnik 1 | Sputnik-PS | Baikonur, Soviet Union (today Kazakhstan) | 4 October 1957 |
| 2 | United States | Explorer 1 | Juno I | Cape Canaveral, United States | 1 February 1958 |
| 3 | France | Astérix | Diamant A | Hammaguir, Algeria | 26 November 1965 |
| 4 | Japan | Ōsumi | Lambda-4S | Uchinoura, Japan | 11 February 1970 |
| 5 | China | Dong Fang Hong I | Long March 1 | Jiuquan, China | 24 April 1970 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | Prospero | Black Arrow | Woomera, Australia | 28 October 1971 |
| — | European Space Agency | CAT-1 | Ariane 1 | Kourou, French Guiana | 24 December 1979 |
| 7 | India | Rohini D1 | SLV | Sriharikota, India | 18 July 1980 |
| 8 | Israel | Ofeq 1 | Shavit | Palmachim, Israel | 19 September 1988 |
| — | Ukraine | Strela-3 (x6, Russian) | Tsyklon-3 | Plesetsk, Russia | 28 September 1991 |
| — | Russia | Kosmos 2175 | Soyuz-U | Plesetsk, Russia | 21 January 1992 |
| 9 | Iran | Omid | Safir-1A | Semnan, Iran | 2 February 2009 |
| 10 | North Korea | Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 | Unha-3 | Sohae, North Korea | 12 December 2012 |
| — | South Korea | STSAT-2C | KSLV-1 | Goheung, South Korea | 30 January 2013 |
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