This dimension groups spacecraft 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 spacecraft built by a single manufacturer.
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1. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1
Wikimedia FoundationSputnik 1, lead sectionQuote, Sputnik 1, lead section
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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