| # |
Spacecraft |
Country ranks |
Launch
date |
.. |
Mission |
Sponsor |
| === |
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| 1
9 5 7 |
(2Ttec hnology satellites in
3 missions = 67 %) |
| 1) |
Sputnik |
1st Soviet |
4
Oct 57 |
|
Science
&
technology |
Korolev's
OKB-1 |
| 2) |
Vanguard
TV-3 |
1st American |
6 Dec 57 |
|
Technology (failure) |
U.S. Navy |
| 1
9 5 8 |
(1 Technology satellite in 28
missions = 4 %) |
| 1
9 5 9 |
(0 technology satellite in 24
missions = 0 %) |
None
| 1
9 6 0 |
(0 technology satellite in 44
missions = 0 %) |
None
| 1
9 6 1 |
(0 technology satellites in 60
missions = 0 %) |
None
| 1
9 6 2 |
(0 Technology satellite in 96
missions = 0 %) |
| 1
9 6 3 |
(2 Technology satellite in 97
missions = 2 %) |
| 1
9 6 4 |
(5 Technology satellites in 127
missions = 4 %) |
| 1
9 6 5 |
(8 Technology satellites in 180
missions = 4 %) |
| 1
9 6 6 |
(6 Technology satellites in 174
missions = 3 %) |
| 19) |
Surveyor
Model 3 (AC-7) |
17th American |
6 Apr 66 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
NASA |
| 20) |
Apollo
2 / AS-203 |
18th American |
5 Jul 66 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
NASA |
| 21) |
"Osumi
#1" |
1st Japanses |
26 Jul 66 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
Japan (ISAS) |
| 22) |
Surveyor
Model 4 (AC-10) |
19th American |
25 Oct 66 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
NASA |
| 23) |
ATS
1 |
20th American |
7 Dec 66 |
|
Communications and
meteorological experiments |
NASA |
| 24) |
"Osumi
#2" |
2nd Japanese |
20 Dec 66 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
Japan (ISAS) |
| 1
9 6 7 |
(6 Technology satellites in 172
missions = 3 %) |
| 25) |
ATS
2 |
21st American |
6 Apr 67 |
|
Communications test |
NASA |
| 26) |
Research
Payload Module 481 |
22nd American |
6 Apr 67 |
|
|
NASA |
| 27) |
"Osumi
3" |
3rd Japanese |
13 Apr 67 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
Japan (ISAS) |
| 28) |
Kosmos
159 / E-6LS 111 |
2nd Soviet |
16 May 67 |
|
Tracking and communications net- works test
for piloted lunar program |
Soviet Union |
| 29) |
ATS
3 |
23rd American |
5 Nov 67 |
|
Communications test |
NASA |
| 30) |
TTS
1 |
24th American |
13 Dec 67 |
|
Tested Apollo tracking network |
NASA |
| 1
9 6 8 |
(3 Technology satellites in 166
missions = 2 %) |
| 31) |
ATS
4 |
25th American |
10 Aug 68 |
|
|
NASA |
| 32) |
TTS
2 / TETR 2 |
26th American |
8 Nov 68 |
|
Test of NASA Manned
Space Flight Network |
NASA |
| 33) |
STV
1 |
2nd Europe |
29 Nov 68 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
Europe (ELDO) |
| 1
9 6 9 |
(6 Technology satellites in 155
missions = 4 %) |
| 34) |
STV
2 |
3rd European |
2 Jul 69 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
Europe (ELDO) |
| 35) |
PAC
1 |
27th American |
9 Aug 69 |
|
Gravity-gradient stabilization tests |
NASA |
| 36) |
ATS
5 |
28th American |
12 Aug 69 |
|
Communications test |
NASA |
| 37) |
TTS
3 / TETR C |
29th American |
27 Aug 69 |
|
Communications network test |
NASA |
| 38) |
"Osumi
4" |
4th Japanese |
22 Sep 69 |
|
Launch vehicle test |
Japan (ISAS) |
| 39) |
"Chinasat
0" |
1st Chinese |
4 or 16 Nov 69 |
|
Launch vehicle test,
1er Chinese launch attempt |
China |
| 1
9 7 0 |
(6 technology satellites in 142
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 1 |
(5 technology satellites in 175
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 2 |
(2 technology satelliteS in 143
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 3 |
(2 technology satellites in 146
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 4 |
(7 technology satellites in 136
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 5 |
(5 technology satellites in 168
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 6 |
(1 technology satellite in 164
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 7 |
(4 technology satellites in 147
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 8 |
(4 technology satellites in 174
missions = %) |
| 1
9 7 9 |
(2 technology satellites in 134
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 0 |
(7 technology satellites in 144
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 1 |
(3 technology satellites in 160
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 2 |
(1 technology satellite in 160
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 3 |
(1 technology satellite in 162
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 4 |
(2 technology satellites in 169
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 5 |
(2 technology satellites in 173
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 6 |
(2 technology satellites in 151
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 7 |
(1 technology satellite in 141
missions = %) |
| 1
9 8 8 |
(0 technology satellite in 155
missions = 0%) |
None.
| 1
9 8 9 |
(0 technology satellite in 139
missions = 0%) |
None.
| 1
9 9 0 |
(2 technology satellites in 173
missions = 0%) |
| 1
9 9 1 |
(0 technology satellite in 143
missions = %) |
None
| 1
9 9 2 |
(4 technology satellites in 135
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 3 |
(4 technology satellites in 118
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 4 |
(7 technology satellites in 130
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 5 |
(4 technology satellites in 113
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 6 |
(3 technology satellites in 112
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 7 |
(8 technology satellites in 158
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 8 |
(9 technology satellites in 174
missions = %) |
| 1
9 9 9 |
(8 technology satellites in 133
missions = %) |
| 2
0 0 0 |
(17 technology satellites in
131 missions = %) |
| 2
0 0 1 |
(9 technology satellites in 93
missions = %) |
| 2
0 0 2 |
(14 technology satellites in
101 missions = %) |
| 2
0 0 3 |
(10 technology satellites in
97 missions = %) |
| 2
0 0 4 |
(3 technology satellites in
77 missions = 4 %) |
| 2
0 0 5 |
(15 technology satellites
in 78 missions = 18 %) |
| 2
0 0 6 |
(10 technology satellites
in 116 missions = 9 %) |
.
| 2
0 0 7 |
(10 technology satellites
in 123 missions = 8 %) |
| 2
0 0 8 |
(9 technology satellites in
111 missions = 9 %) |
| 2
0 0 9 |
(18 technology satellites
in 129 missions =14 %) |
| 2
0 1 0 |
(16 technology satellites
in 129 missions = 12 %) |
| 2
0 1 1 |
(7 technology satellites in
missions = %) |
| 2
0 1 2 |
( technology satellites in
missions = %) |
|