Ariel 1

Summary

Ariel 1 is an artificial satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of artificial_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ariel 1's image is recorded as Ariel 1.jpg^[3].
• Ariel 1's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite^[4].
• Ariel 1's operator is recorded as Science and Engineering Research Council^[5].
• Ariel 1's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• Ariel 1's followed by is recorded as Ariel 2^[7].
• Ariel 1's manufacturer is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center^[8].
• Ariel 1's manufacturer is recorded as Science and Engineering Research Council^[9].
• Ariel 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-015A^[10].
• Ariel 1's part of is recorded as Ariel programme^[11].
• Ariel 1's Commons category is recorded as Ariel 1^[12].
• Ariel 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thor-Delta^[13].
• Ariel 1's SCN is recorded as 00285^[14].
• Ariel 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1962-04-26T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Ariel 1's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1976-05-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Ariel 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06w184y^[17].
• Ariel 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[18].
• Ariel 1's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[19].
• Ariel 1's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17^[20].
• Ariel 1's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+62'}^[21].
• Ariel 1's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00285"]^[22].
• Ariel 1's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1962-015A^[23].

Why It Matters

Ariel 1 ranks in the top 4% of artificial_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]