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those capable of launching satellites indigenously, and the date this capability was first demonstrated. Does not include consortium satellites or multi-national satellites. First launch by country Order Country Date of first launch Rocket Satellite 1 Soviet Union 4 October 1957 Sputnik-PS Sputnik 1 2 United States 1 February 1958 Juno I Explorer 1 3 France 26 November 1965 Diamant-A Astérix 4 Japan 11 February 1970 Lambda-4S Ōsumi 5 China 24 April 1970 Long March 1 Dong Fang Hong I 6 United Kingdom 28 October 1971 Black Arrow Prospero 7 India 18 July 1980 SLV Rohini 8 Israel 19 September 1988 Shavit Ofeq 1 — Russia[1] 21 January 1992 Soyuz-U Kosmos 2175 — Ukraine[1] 13 July 1992 Tsyklon-3 Strela 9 Iran 2 February 2009 Safir-1 Omid 10 North Korea 12 December 2012 Unha-3 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 — South Korea 30 January 2013 Naro-1 STSAT-2C
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