Satellites Of Countries

Country	Year of first launch	First satellite	Payloads in orbit in 2010-2011
Soviet Union (Russia)	1957 (1992)	Sputnik 1 (Cosmos 2175)	1437
United States	1958	Explorer 1	1099
Japan	1970	Ōsumi	127
China	1970	Dong Fang Hong I	120
France	1965	Astérix	49
India	1975	Aryabhata	45
Germany	1969	Azur	42
Canada	1962	Alouette 1	32
United Kingdom	1962	Ariel 1	29
Italy	1964	San Marco 1	17
Luxembourg	1988	Astra 1A	15
Saudi Arabia	2000	Saudisat 1A	12
South Korea	1992	Kitsat A	12
Australia	1967	WRESAT	11
Brazil	1985	Brasilsat A1	11
Sweden	1986	Viking	11
Indonesia	1976	Palapa A1	10
Argentina	1990	Lusat	10
Israel	1988	Ofeq 1	10
Taiwan	1999	ROCSAT-1	9
Spain	1974	Intasat	9
Mexico	1985	Morelos 1	7
Thailand	1993	Thaicom 1	6
Ukraine	1995	Sich-1	6
Hungary	2012	MaSat-1	5
Pakistan	1990	Badr-1	5
Netherlands	1974	ANS	5
Czechoslovakia	1978	Magion 1	5
Turkey	1994	Turksat 1B	5
Nigeria	2003	Nigeriasat 1	4
Iran	2005	Sina-1	4
Denmark	1999	Ørsted	4
Malaysia	1996	MEASAT	4
Norway	1997	Thor 2	3
United Arab Emirates	2000	Thuraya 1	3
Egypt	1998	Nilesat 101	3
Singapore	1998	ST-1	3
South Africa	1999	SUNSAT	2
Chile	1998	FASat-Bravo	2
Cyprus	2003	Hellas Sat 2	2
Vietnam	2008	Vinasat-1	2
Philippines	1997	Mabuhay 1	2
Mauritius	2007	Rascom-QAF 1	2
Kazakhstan	2006	KazSat 1	2
Greece	2003	Hellas Sat 2	2
Morocco	2001	Maroc-Tubsat	1
Poland	1973	Intercosmos Copernicus 500	1
Poland	2012	PW-Sat	1
Colombia	2007	Libertad 1	1
Bulgaria	1981	Intercosmos Bulgaria 1300	1
Algeria	2002	Alsat 1	1
Switzerland	2009	SwissCube-1	1
Romania	2012	Goliat	1
Portugal	1993	PoSAT-1	1
Venezuela	2008	Venesat-1	1