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This dimension groups launch vehicles by the company that built them. Wikipedia defines an aerospace manufacturer as "a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft." Browsing this way collects every launch vehicle built by a single manufacturer.

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Field Origin Era
1971 1
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1. Wikipedia: Black Arrow
Wikimedia FoundationBlack Arrow, lead section
Quote, Black Arrow, lead section
In 1971 Black Arrow's fourth final flight placed the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit, the first and only successful orbital launch conducted by the United Kingdom.
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