Compass-1

German amateur radio satellite
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Compass-1

Summary

Compass-1 is a COMPASS[1]. Compass-1 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (compass category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Compass-1's image is recorded as COMPASS-1 PR-Bild.jpg[3].
  • Compass-1's instance of is recorded as COMPASS[4].
  • Compass-1's instance of is recorded as amateur radio satellite[5].
  • Compass-1's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[6].
  • Compass-1's operator is recorded as FH Aachen[7].
  • Compass-1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2008-021E[8].
  • Compass-1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle[9].
  • Compass-1's SCN is recorded as 32787[10].
  • Compass-1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2008-04-28T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Compass-1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q95mk[12].
  • Compass-1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[13].
  • Compass-1's start point is recorded as Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad[14].
  • Compass-1's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "32787"][15].

Why It Matters

Compass-1 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (compass category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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