Applications Technology Satellite 3

former NASA communications and weather satellite
Vehicle communications_satellite Q3390184
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Applications Technology Satellite 3

Summary

Applications Technology Satellite 3 is a communications satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's image is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite 3 (ATS 3).png[3].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[4].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[5].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite[6].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's instance of is recorded as former entity[7].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[8].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's follows is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite 2[9].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's followed by is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite 4[10].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's manufacturer is recorded as Hughes Aircraft Company[11].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1967-111A[12].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's part of is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite[13].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's Commons category is recorded as ATS-3[14].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D[15].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's SCN is recorded as 03029[16].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[18].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit[19].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1967-11-05T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03whjzw[21].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[22].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's significant event is recorded as service retirement[23].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12[24].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+182.9'}[25].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+365'}[26].
  • Applications Technology Satellite 3's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+152.4'}[27].

Why It Matters

Applications Technology Satellite 3 ranks in the top 1% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . science.nasa.gov. science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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