Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›All Spacecraft and Launch VehiclesBrowse ByAll Spacecraft and Launch VehiclesReference and ClassificationDevelopingVehicles built to travel beyond the atmosphere, including launch vehicles (rockets) and the spacecraft they carry, a transport mode recognized alongside the traditional five (rail, road, maritime, aviation, pipeline) as space transport matures from an experimental to an operational activity. Belongs here: named rockets and launch vehicle families. Does not belong here: aircraft that remain within the atmosphere, however high-performance, which belong under fixed-wing aircraft or lighter-than-air craft and rotorcraft.FactsAll Spacecraft and Launch VehiclesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1All Spacecraft and Launch VehiclesFilter Results357 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (47)Orbital Launch Vehicles (114)Rocket-Powered and Hypersonic Research Aircraft (15)Space Probes (1)Spacecraft (162)ManufacturerAllAirbus Defence and Space (42)ArianeGroup (7)Audi AG (1)Aérospatiale (7)Bell Aircraft Corporation (3)British Aerospace (5)British Aircraft Corporation (1)Chrysler Corporation (2)Convair (13)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Douglas Aircraft Company (3)Firefly Aerospace (9)Glenn L. 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Wikipedia: Sputnik 1tier 2WikipediaSputnik 1, lead section, launch date sentenceQuote, Sputnik 1, lead section, launch date sentenceIt was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.