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: Sputnik 1
Wikimedia FoundationSputnik 1, lead section (satellite subcategory)Quote, Sputnik 1, lead section (satellite subcategory)
It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.
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