spacecraft
C2826
concept
A spacecraft is a vehicle or device designed to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere for purposes such as exploration, communication, research, or transportation.
All labels observed (111)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spacecraft canonical | 164 |
| Earth observation satellite | 98 |
| Space Shuttle orbiter | 25 |
| scientific satellite | 22 |
| weather satellite | 20 |
| interplanetary spacecraft | 18 |
| lunar lander | 17 |
| satellite bus | 16 |
| uncrewed cargo spacecraft | 15 |
| spacecraft bus | 14 |
| CubeSat | 13 |
| NASA satellite | 13 |
| Mars rover | 12 |
| spacecraft platform | 11 |
| X-ray astronomy satellite | 10 |
| astronomical satellite | 9 |
| modular space station | 8 |
| space station component | 8 |
| planetary exploration mission | 7 |
| research satellite | 6 |
| satellite | 6 |
| spacecraft class | 6 |
| spaceship | 6 |
| Japanese spacecraft | 5 |
| planetary rover | 5 |
| rocket | 5 |
| Earth observation satellite system | 4 |
| experimental spacecraft | 4 |
| orbital spacecraft | 4 |
| space experiment platform | 4 |
| spacecraft type | 4 |
| technology demonstration satellite | 4 |
| American spacecraft | 3 |
| NASA space vehicle | 3 |
| military spacecraft | 3 |
| scientific research satellite | 3 |
| solar sail spacecraft | 3 |
| space vehicle | 3 |
| spacecraft variant | 3 |
| CubeSat deployer | 2 |
| Earth satellite | 2 |
| JAXA spacecraft | 2 |
| NASA space shuttle | 2 |
| astronomy satellite | 2 |
| cargo spacecraft | 2 |
| environmental monitoring satellite | 2 |
| experimental satellite | 2 |
| nanosatellite | 2 |
| planetary orbiter | 2 |
| research spacecraft | 2 |
| small satellite platform | 2 |
| space weather satellite | 2 |
| spacecraft family | 2 |
| spacecraft in fiction | 2 |
| spacecraft in film | 2 |
| unmanned spacecraft | 2 |
| Apollo spacecraft equipment | 1 |
| Earth spacecraft | 1 |
| European Space Agency spacecraft | 1 |
| Luna program spacecraft | 1 |
| NASA spacecraft design | 1 |
| NASA spacecraft hardware | 1 |
| Progress spacecraft | 1 |
| Saturn orbiter and lander mission | 1 |
| Sentinel-6 mission spacecraft | 1 |
| Small Astronomy Satellite | 1 |
| Solar Orbiter | 1 |
| Spacecraft | 1 |
| U.S. military satellite | 1 |
| United States space probe | 1 |
| United States spacecraft | 1 |
| artificial space object category | 1 |
| class of robotic space exploration vehicles | 1 |
| classified spacecraft | 1 |
| crew-rated spacecraft | 1 |
| crewed spacecraft design | 1 |
| deep space CubeSat | 1 |
| free-flyer spacecraft | 1 |
| free-flying satellite platform | 1 |
| free-flying space laboratory | 1 |
| interplanetary spacecraft concept | 1 |
| interstellar spacecraft | 1 |
| interstellar spacecraft concept | 1 |
| military reconnaissance satellite | 1 |
| miniaturized satellite | 1 |
| orbital transfer and hosting vehicle | 1 |
| orbiter | 1 |
| planetary exploration vehicle | 1 |
| planetary science spacecraft | 1 |
| proposed spacecraft | 1 |
| prototype spacecraft | 1 |
| remote sensing platform | 1 |
| robotic spacecraft system | 1 |
| rotating spacecraft | 1 |
| satellite bus platform | 1 |
| satellite platform | 1 |
| solar electric propulsion spacecraft | 1 |
| space robotics technology demonstrator | 1 |
| space vessel | 1 |
| space-based solar power satellite | 1 |
| space-based solar telescope | 1 |
| spacecraft category | 1 |
| spacecraft in literature | 1 |
| spacecraft involved in space collision | 1 |
| spacecraft navigation technology demonstration | 1 |
| standardized satellite platform | 1 |
| synthetic aperture radar satellite | 1 |
| telecommunications spacecraft | 1 |
| type of spacecraft | 1 |
| unflown spacecraft | 1 |
| weather satellite payload | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: spacecraft
Generated description
A spacecraft is a vehicle or device designed to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere for purposes such as exploration, communication, research, or transportation.
Instances (518)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| LunIR | CubeSat |
| Mars 6 | — |
| Luna 13 | lunar lander |
| Pioneer 6–9 bus | spacecraft bus |
| Mars 7 | interplanetary spacecraft |
| MESSENGER | planetary orbiter |
| EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft | CubeSat |
| Nostromo | spaceship |
| Sulaco | — |
| Betty | — |
|
Serenity
linked to:
Serenity (ship)
|
spaceship |
| ASTRO-F | JAXA spacecraft |
| Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere | Earth observation satellite |
| ICON | Earth observation satellite |
| Explorer 6 | Earth observation satellite |
| 1989-089A | — |
| Apollo 12 Lunar Module Intrepid | — |
| Explorer 10 | scientific satellite |
| Explorer 12 | scientific satellite |
| Progress M-34 | Progress spacecraft |
| DOS-8 derived | spacecraft bus |
| Progress 7K-TG | uncrewed cargo spacecraft |
|
Mercury Planetary Orbiter
linked to:
ESA MPO spacecraft
|
— |
| Maxar 1300-class bus | satellite bus |
|
Spirit
linked to:
Spirit rover
|
Mars rover |
| OV-103 | Space Shuttle orbiter |
| Mir space station | modular space station |
| Saturn V | rocket |
|
Opportunity
linked to:
Opportunity rover
|
Mars rover |
| Space Shuttle Atlantis | Space Shuttle orbiter |
| Space Shuttle Endeavour | Space Shuttle orbiter |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | interplanetary spacecraft |
| USS Enterprise | spacecraft in fiction |
| Mir | modular space station |
| Orbital Test Vehicle | military spacecraft |
|
International Docking Adapter
linked to:
International Docking Adapter on ISS
|
space station component |
| Helios 2 | military reconnaissance satellite |
| Parker Solar Probe | — |
| TARDIS | Spacecraft |
| Apollo Telescope Mount | space-based solar telescope |
| Mechta | — |
| APL New Horizons bus | spacecraft bus |
| Eagle | — |
| Ye-6S | spacecraft bus |
| Curiosity rover | Mars rover |
| Luna 3 | — |
| Luna 9 | — |
|
Vanguard 1
linked to:
Vanguard 1 satellite
|
Earth satellite |
| Luna 11 | Luna program spacecraft |
| Perseverance rover | Mars rover |