5
Objects launched
5
Payloads
Most recent objects
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)| Object | Launched | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRETTY | 2023 Oct 9 | Payload | Operating |
| Asgardia 1 | 2017 Nov 12 | Payload | Reentered |
| Pegasus | 2017 Jun 23 | Payload | Reentered |
| TUGSAT-1 | 2013 Feb 25 | Payload | Operating |
| UniBRITE | 2013 Feb 25 | Payload | Operating |
Objects by decade
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)2010s4
2020s1
Source: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Space objects launched | 5 objectsGCAT [2026] |
| First space object | TUGSAT-1GCAT [2026] |
| First launch (year) | 2,013GCAT [2026] |
| Most recent launch (year) | 2,023GCAT [2026] |
| Active satellites | No authoritative open source found |
| Total tracked objects | No authoritative open source found |
- 1981 - became an associate ESA member (full member in 1987)
- 1991 - first Austrian in space on Soviet Mir Space Station
- 2013 - first domestically built science/technology (star observation) satellites (TUGSAT-1 and UniBRITE) launched by India
- 2017 - worked with China to produce world’s first quantum-encrypted satellite communications teleconference from Beijing to Vienna
- 2024 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for cooperative space exploration
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
