This dimension names the body a spacecraft orbits, whether Earth, another planet or the Sun. Wikipedia defines an orbit as "the curved trajectory of an object under the influence of an attracting force," the same physics that keeps an artificial satellite circling its target body. Browsing this way collects every spacecraft that orbits the same body.
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1. Wikipedia: Yuri Gagarin
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Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.
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