Question: which was the third country to launch an artificial satellite in 1965 named asterix
Answer: With Astérix , France became the sixth country to have an artificial satellite in orbit after : USSR ( Sputnik 1 , 1957 ) , the United States ( Explorer 1 , 1958 ) , the United Kingdom ( Ariel 1 , 1962 ) , Canada ( Alouette 1 , 1962 ) and Italy ( San Marco 1 , 1964 ) , and the third to launch a satellite on its own ( the UK , Canada and Italy 's satellites were launched on American rockets ) .