2009 satellite collision

2009 collision between the Iridium 33 and Cosmos-2251 satellites
Event accident Q843912
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2009 satellite collision

Summary

2009 satellite collision is an accident[1]. It draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (accident category, ranking #7 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2009 satellite collision's image is recorded as Collision iridium33 kosmos2251.jpg[3].
  • 2009 satellite collision's instance of is recorded as accident[4].
  • 2009 satellite collision's instance of is recorded as satellite collision[5].
  • 2009 satellite collision's location is recorded as low Earth orbit[6].
  • 2009 satellite collision's Commons category is recorded as 2009 satellite collision[7].
  • 2009 satellite collision's point in time is recorded as +2009-02-10T00:00:00Z[8].
  • 2009 satellite collision's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05h57ll[9].
  • 2009 satellite collision's object of occurrence is recorded as Iridium 33[10].
  • 2009 satellite collision's object of occurrence is recorded as Kosmos 2251[11].

Why It Matters

2009 satellite collision draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (accident category, ranking #7 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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