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spacecraft

Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space

Entitytype of vehicle type of machineQ40218

Also known as spaceship · space ship · space craft · space-ship · space-craft · orbital vehicle

Instance of: type of vehicle
, type of machine
Subclass of: flying machine
, vessel
, space object

Overview

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A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, planetary exploration, and transportation of humans and cargo. All spacecraft except single-stage-to-orbit vehicles cannot get into space on their own, and require a launch vehicle.

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79 statements · 18% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

MCN code: 8802.60.00
Different from: Statek kosmiczny Ścianka
Properties for this type: space launch vehicle
UTC date of spacecraft launch
start point
data transfer speed
carries scientific instrument
country
has part(s)
part of
Operator: flight controller
Name: yo subject lexeme: L1561702
Container: outer space statement is subject of: deployment

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50 identifiers linking spacecraft across the web's reference databases

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statements

18%

externally sourced

Source last edited August 10, 2026. AIDB refreshes this page daily.

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AIDB. (2026). spacecraft (Q40218). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/spacecraft-Q40218