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Origin Program

This dimension names the national or agency program that originally developed a launch vehicle. Wikipedia notes that agencies range from small national bodies to large organizations, several of which developed their own launch vehicle families as part of a wider space program. Browsing this way collects every vehicle that grew out of the same founding program.

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Field Origin Era
1970 1
Origin Program
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1. Wikipedia: Osumi (satellite)
Wikimedia FoundationOsumi (satellite), lead section
Quote, Osumi (satellite), lead section
The Ohsumi (or Osumi) satellite, Japan's first artificial satellite, was launched on February 11, 1970, at 04:25 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
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