This dimension names the agency or company that actually operates and launches a given vehicle, as distinct from who manufactured it. Wikipedia notes that launch vehicles operate "from a launch pad, supported by a launch control center and systems such as vehicle assembly and fueling," all run by the launch operator. Browsing this way groups vehicles flown by the same operator.
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1. Wikipedia: Explorer 1
Wikimedia FoundationExplorer 1, lead sectionQuote, Explorer 1, lead section
Explorer 1 was launched on 1 February 1958 at 03:47:56 GMT (or 31 January 1958 at 22:47:56 Eastern Time) atop the first Juno I booster from LC-26A at the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center of the Atlantic Missile Range (AMR), in Florida.
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