Home > History > Links of Interest > History of Satellites History of Maps | Milestones of GIS | Links of Interest Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age A chronological history of the launch of Sputnic by with original information provided by Roger D. Launius NASA Chief Historian and NASA A brief History of Amateur Satellites Here is a brief history of the amateur satellites that have and are presently circling the globe. They are listed in chronological order by launch date History of Satellites Links on historical development of satellites