Beagle 2

Summary

Beagle 2 is a lander^[1]. It draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (lander category, ranking #7 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beagle 2's image is recorded as Beagle 2 replica.jpg^[3].
• Beagle 2's instance of is recorded as lander^[4].
• Beagle 2's instance of is recorded as former entity^[5].
• Beagle 2's operator is recorded as National Space Centre^[6].
• HMS Beagle is named after Beagle 2^[7].
• Beagle 2's manufacturer is recorded as Astrium^[8].
• Beagle 2's manufacturer is recorded as Martin-Baker^[9].
• Beagle 2's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004095849^[10].
• Beagle 2's part of is recorded as Mars Express^[11].
• Beagle 2's Commons category is recorded as Beagle 2^[12].
• Beagle 2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Soyuz-FG^[13].
• Beagle 2's located on astronomical body is recorded as Mars^[14].
• Beagle 2's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[15].
• Beagle 2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2003-06-02T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Beagle 2's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +2003-12-25T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Beagle 2's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.53, 'lon': 90.43}^[18].
• Beagle 2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jb89^[19].
• Beagle 2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[20].
• Beagle 2's significant event is recorded as deployment^[21].
• Beagle 2's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[22].
• Beagle 2's significant event is recorded as landing^[23].
• Beagle 2's official website is recorded as https://www.beagle2.com/^[24].
• Beagle 2's location of landing is recorded as Isidis Planitia^[25].
• Beagle 2's space tug is recorded as Fregat^[26].
• Beagle 2's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Beagle-2^[27].

Why It Matters

Beagle 2 draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (lander category, ranking #7 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]