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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1. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1
Wikimedia FoundationSputnik 1, lead section (launch-vehicle subcategory)Quote, Sputnik 1, lead section (launch-vehicle 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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