The Omid satellite was launched on February 2nd, 2009. It is Iran's first domestically manufactured satellite and is used for telecommunications and research.
GPS IIR satellite launched on final SLC-17A Delta II
North Korea launched its first satellite into space in 2009.
The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
There are a large number of satellites' launched from a hand full of countries. If you could tell us which satellite you have in mind I sure you will get an answer.
portugal
Russia launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.
No country has launched any satellite specifically to absorb green gases.
The first scientific satellite launched by the country of India was called Aryabhata. It was launched on April 18, 1975, by the Soviet Union.
japan
Russia
That was the USSR