The following table displays all known spaceship speeds, along with their directions.
| Speed
|
Smallest known
|
Min. population
|
|
First found
|
Discoverer
|
Year found
|
| Orthogonal speeds
|
| c/2
|
lightweight spaceship
|
9
|
|
lightweight spaceship
|
John Conway
|
1970
|
| 3c/7
|
spaghetti monster
|
702
|
|
spaghetti monster
|
Tim Coe
|
2016
|
| 2c/5
|
30P5H2V0
|
30
|
|
44P5H2V0
|
Dean Hickerson
|
1991
|
| 17c/45
|
caterpillar
|
11,880,063
|
|
caterpillar
|
Gabriel Nivasch
|
2004
|
| c/3
|
flying saucer
|
25
|
|
flying saucer
|
Dean Hickerson
|
1989
|
| 2c/7
|
weekender
|
36
|
|
weekender
|
David Eppstein
|
2000
|
| c/4
|
37P4H1V0
|
37
|
|
119P4H1V0
|
Dean Hickerson
|
1989
|
| 2c/9
|
2c/9 caterloopillar
|
?
|
|
2c/9 caterloopillar
|
Michael Simkin
|
2016
|
| c/5
|
spider
|
58
|
|
snail
|
Tim Coe
|
1996
|
| 2c/11
|
2c/11 caterloopillar
|
?
|
|
2c/11 caterloopillar
|
Michael Simkin
|
2016
|
| c/6
|
blobfish
|
56
|
|
dragon
|
Paul Tooke
|
2000
|
| c/7
|
loafer
|
20
|
|
loafer
|
Josh Ball
|
2013
|
| 31c/240
|
centipede caterloopillar
|
361,070
|
|
shield bug
|
Dave Greene
|
2014
|
| c/8
|
Reduced caterloopillar
|
<232,815
|
|
Original caterloopillar
|
Michael Simkin
|
2016
|
| c/9
|
c/9 caterloopillar
|
<169,476
|
|
c/9 caterloopillar
|
Michael Simkin
|
2016
|
| c/10
|
copperhead
|
28
|
|
Copperhead
|
zdr
|
2016
|
| c/11
|
c/11 caterloopillar
|
?
|
|
c/11 caterloopillar
|
Michael Simkin
|
2016
|
| c/12
|
c/12 caterloopillar
|
?
|
|
c/12 caterloopillar
|
Michael Simkin
|
2016
|
| Diagonal speeds
|
| c/4
|
glider
|
5
|
|
glider
|
Richard K. Guy
|
1970
|
| c/5
|
58P5H1V1
|
58
|
|
295P5H1V1
|
Jason Summers
|
2000
|
| c/6
|
77P6H1V1
|
77
|
|
seal
|
Nicolay Beluchenko
|
2005
|
| c/7
|
lobster
|
83
|
|
Lobster
|
Matthias Merzenich
|
2011
|
| c/12
|
4-engine Cordership
|
134
|
|
13-engine Cordership
|
Dean Hickerson
|
1991
|
| 65c/438852
|
0hd Demonoid
|
27,250
|
|
0hd Demonoid
|
Chris Cain
|
2015
|
| c/12700
|
10hd Demonoid
|
47,701
|
|
10hd Demonoid
|
Chris Cain
|
2015
|
| Knightships (slope 2)
|
| 2048c/17783745
|
Gemini 2
|
<872,252
|
|
Gemini 2
|
Dave Greene
|
2010
|
| 3c/245912
|
Parallel HBK
|
132,945
|
|
Parallel HBK
|
Chris Cain
|
2014
|
| 3c/2621440
|
Half-baked knightship
|
1,049,395
|
|
Half-baked knightship
|
Adam P. Goucher
|
2014
|
| Camelships (slope 3)
|
| 4096c/36000001
|
Gemini 3
|
<850,932
|
|
Gemini 3
|
Dave Greene
|
2010
|
| Giraffeships (slope 4)
|
| none found
|
| Slope 23/5
|
| 28c/79
|
waterbear
|
197,896
|
|
waterbear
|
Brett Berger
|
2014
|
| Slope 5
|
| 6144c/16849793
|
Gemini
|
846,278
|
|
Gemini
|
Andrew J. Wade
|
2010
|