AERCam Sprint

free-flying robotic system on STS-87
Event space_shuttle_experiment Q14942
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AERCam Sprint

Summary

AERCam Sprint is a Space Shuttle experiment[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (space_shuttle_experiment category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • AERCam Sprint's instance of is recorded as Space Shuttle experiment[3].
  • AERCam Sprint's instance of is recorded as microsatellite[4].
  • AERCam Sprint's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration[5].
  • AERCam Sprint's instance of is recorded as payload[6].
  • AERCam Sprint is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • AERCam Sprint's Commons category is recorded as AERCam Sprint[8].
  • AERCam Sprint's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[9].
  • AERCam Sprint's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • AERCam Sprint's powered by is recorded as lithium battery[11].
  • AERCam Sprint's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as November 19, 1997[12].
  • AERCam Sprint's described at URL is recorded as https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/assembly/sprint/[13].
  • AERCam Sprint's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B[14].
  • AERCam Sprint's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+15.9'}[15].
  • AERCam Sprint's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+35.5'}[16].
  • AERCam Sprint's research intervention is recorded as robotics[17].
  • AERCam Sprint's research intervention is recorded as autonomy[18].

Body

Context

Recorded instance of include Space Shuttle experiment[3], microsatellite[4], technology demonstration[5], and payload[6].

Why It Matters

AERCam Sprint draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (space_shuttle_experiment category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . er.jsc.nasa.gov. Retrieved . er.jsc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . spaceflight.nasa.gov. spaceflight.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . spaceflight.nasa.gov. spaceflight.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . spaceflight.nasa.gov. spaceflight.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Research intervention
    Mass
    Start point Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
    Fandom article id nasa:AERCam_Sprint
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P375]]: [[Q48806]]"
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