Azur

first German scientific satellite
Vehicle earth_observation_satellite Q23663
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Azur

Summary

Azur is an Earth observation satellite[1]. Azur draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #38 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Azur's image is recorded as Azur.jpg[3].
  • Azur's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[4].
  • Azur's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[5].
  • Azur's GND ID is recorded as 4492479-3[6].
  • Azur's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1969-097A[7].
  • Azur's space launch vehicle is recorded as Scout B[8].
  • Azur's SCN is recorded as 04221[9].
  • Azur's type of orbit is recorded as polar orbit[10].
  • Azur's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1969-11-08T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Azur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06zm5cr[12].
  • Azur's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[13].
  • Azur's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5[14].
  • Azur's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+72'}[15].
  • Azur's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q16068', 'amount': '+80000000'}[16].
  • Azur's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1257'}[17].
  • Azur's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+356'}[18].
  • Azur's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "04221"][19].
  • Azur's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1969-097A[20].

Why It Matters

Azur draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #38 of 214).[2] Azur has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Azur is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . dlr.de. Retrieved . dlr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved . dlr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . dlr.de. Retrieved . dlr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . dlr.de. Retrieved . dlr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Azur. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/azur
MLA “Azur.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/azur.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_azur_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Azur}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/azur}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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