Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes


This timeline of artificial satellites and space probes includes unmanned spacecraft including technology demonstrators, observatories, lunar probes, and interplanetary probes. First satellites from each country are included. Not included are most earth science satellites, commercial satellites or manned missions.

Timeline

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s