stronglikedan parent
I'd posit that Mark Rober just used a hobby rocket to put that selfie satellite into orbit. Perhaps he's the first?
He used a commercial rideshare program.
> Our satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (USA) on Jan 14, 2025. The rocket mission is a Transporter, and SAT GUS was dropped off in low-Earth orbit at about 375 miles above the surface of our pale blue dot.