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Spacecraft: V

93 spacecraft whose names begin with V. Click a column to sort; type to filter this page.

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Spacecraft	Launched	Owner	Country	Mission type	Status
Van Allen Probe A2012-046A	Aug 30, 2012	GSFC	United States	Space science	Renamed
Van Allen Probe B2012-046B	Aug 30, 2012	GSFC	United States	Space science	Renamed
Vanguard 11958 BET 2	Mar 17, 1958	NRL	United States	Technology	In orbit
Vanguard 21959 ALP 1	Feb 17, 1959	NASA BSC	United States	Optical imaging	In orbit
Vanguard 31959 ETA	Sep 18, 1959	GSFC	United States	Space science	In orbit, attached to another object
VanZyl-22025-135BK	Jun 23, 2025	ASI	Italy	Optical imaging	In orbit
VDNH 802019-038G	Jul 5, 2019	VDNKh	Russia	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
Vega 11984-125A	Dec 15, 1984	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vega 1 Balloon1984-125F	Dec 15, 1984	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Vega 1 Descent Craft1984-125E	Dec 15, 1984	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Vega 21984-128A	Dec 21, 1984	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vega 2 Balloon1984-128F	Dec 21, 1984	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Vega 2 Descent Craft1984-128E	Dec 21, 1984	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Vela 6A1970-027A	Apr 8, 1970	SAMSO	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 6B1970-027B	Apr 8, 1970	SAMSO	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 1A1963-039A	Oct 17, 1963	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 1B1963-039C	Oct 17, 1963	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 2A1964-040A	Jul 17, 1964	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 2B1964-040B	Jul 17, 1964	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 3A1965-058A	Jul 20, 1965	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 3B1965-058B	Jul 20, 1965	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 4A1967-040A	Apr 28, 1967	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 4B1967-040B	Apr 28, 1967	USAF SSD	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 5A1969-046D	May 23, 1969	SAMSO	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vela 5B1969-046E	May 23, 1969	SAMSO	United States	Missile early warning	Left Earth orbit for deep space
VELOX CI2015-077A	Dec 16, 2015	NTU	Singapore	Radio occultation	In orbit
Venera 11961 GAM 1	Feb 12, 1961	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 101975-054A	Jun 14, 1975	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 10 Descent Craft1975-054D	Jun 14, 1975	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Venera 111978-084A	Sep 9, 1978	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 121978-086A	Sep 14, 1978	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 12 Descent Craft1978-086C	Sep 14, 1978	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Venera 131981-106A	Oct 30, 1981	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 13 Descent Craft1981-106D	Oct 30, 1981	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Venera 141981-110A	Nov 4, 1981	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 14 Descent Craft1981-110D	Nov 4, 1981	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Venera 151983-053A	Jun 2, 1983	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 161983-054A	Jun 7, 1983	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 21965-091A	Nov 12, 1965	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 2MV-1 No.11962 A PI 1	Aug 25, 1962	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Deep space	Reentered attached to another object
Venera 2MV-1 No.21962 A TAU 1	Sep 1, 1962	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Deep space	Reentered attached to another object
Venera 2MV-2 No.11962 A PHI 1	Sep 12, 1962	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Deep space	Reentered attached to another object
Venera 31965-092A	Nov 16, 1965	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 41967-058A	Jun 12, 1967	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 51969-001A	Jan 5, 1969	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 61969-002A	Jan 10, 1969	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 71970-060A	Aug 17, 1970	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 81972-021A	Mar 27, 1972	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 91975-050A	Jun 8, 1975	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 9 Descent Craft1975-050D	Jun 8, 1975	IKI	Soviet Union	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Venera-31965-092A	Nov 16, 1965	OKB-1	Soviet Union	—	Reentered (orbital decay)
Venera-81972-021A	Mar 27, 1972	IKI	Soviet Union	—	Deorbited
Venesat-12008-055A	Oct 29, 2008	ABAE	Venezuela	Communications	In orbit
Venus Express2005-045A	Nov 9, 2005	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
VENµS2017-044B	Aug 2, 2017	ISA	Israel	Optical imaging	In orbit
VEP-32002-003B	Feb 4, 2002	NASDA	Japan	Technology	In orbit
Vermont Lunar CubeSat2013-064AD	Nov 20, 2013	Vermont Tech	United States	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
Veronika2023-174F	Nov 11, 2023	TUKE	Slovakia	Optical imaging	Reentered (orbital decay)
VesselSat-12011-058C	Oct 12, 2011	LuxSpace	Luxembourg	Communications	In orbit
VesselSat-22012-001B	Jan 9, 2012	LuxSpace	Luxembourg	Communications	Reentered (orbital decay)
Viasat CPS Demo2025-260C	Nov 13, 2025	ViaSat	United States	Communications	Left for deep space attached to another object
ViaSat-12011-059A	Oct 19, 2011	ViaSat	United States	Communications	In orbit
ViaSat-22017-029A	Jun 1, 2017	ViaSat	United States	Communications	In orbit
Viasat-3 Americas2023-060A	May 1, 2023	ViaSat	United States	Communications	In orbit
Viasat-3 EMEA2025-261A	Nov 14, 2025	ViaSat	United States	Communications	In orbit
Viasat-3 F32026-096A	Apr 29, 2026	ViaSat	United States	Communications	In orbit
VICTUS HAZE Puma2026-142A	Jun 19, 2026	USSF SSC	United States	Technology	In orbit, attached to another object
Victus Nox2023-142A	Sep 15, 2023	USSF SSC	United States	Optical imaging	Reentered (orbital decay)
Viking1986-019B	Feb 22, 1986	SSC	Sweden	Space science	In orbit
Viking 1 Lander1975-075C	Aug 20, 1975	NASA LaRC	United States	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Viking 1 Orbiter1975-075A	Aug 20, 1975	JPL	United States	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Viking 2 Lander1975-083C	Sep 9, 1975	NASA LaRC	United States	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Viking 2 Orbiter1975-083A	Sep 9, 1975	JPL	United States	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Vikram2023-098A	Jul 14, 2023	ISRO	India	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object
Vikram2019-042	Jul 22, 2019	ISRO	India	—	Released
Vinasat-12008-018A	Apr 18, 2008	VNPT	Vietnam	Communications	In orbit
Vinasat-22012-023B	May 15, 2012	VNPT	Vietnam	Communications	In orbit
VNREDSat-12013-021B	May 7, 2013	VAST	Vietnam	Optical imaging	In orbit
Voskhod 11964-065A	Oct 12, 1964	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Voskhod 21965-022A	Mar 18, 1965	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Vostok 11961 MU 1	Apr 12, 1961	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Vostok 21961 TAU 1	Aug 6, 1961	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Vostok 31962 A MU 1	Aug 11, 1962	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Vostok 41962 A NU 1	Aug 12, 1962	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Vostok 51963-020A	Jun 14, 1963	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Vostok 61963-023A	Jun 16, 1963	OKB-1	Soviet Union	Human spaceflight	Landed
Voyager 11977-084A	Sep 5, 1977	JPL	United States	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Voyager 21977-076A	Aug 20, 1977	JPL	United States	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
VRSS-12012-052A	Sep 29, 2012	ABAE	Venezuela	Optical imaging	In orbit
VRSS-22017-060A	Oct 9, 2017	ABAE	Venezuela	Optical imaging	In orbit
Vulcan CERT-2 Payload2024-179A	Oct 4, 2024	ULA	United States	Technology	Left for deep space attached to another object
VZLUSat-12017-036AB	Jun 23, 2017	VZLU	Czechia	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
VZLUSAT-22022-002DF	Jan 13, 2022	VZLU	Czechia	Earth science	Reentered (orbital decay)

Source: GCAT payload catalog (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).