Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

former NASA space observatory
Vehicle space_telescope Q41519
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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

Summary

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is a space telescope[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #18 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's image is recorded as Cartoon CGRO.jpg[3].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's operator is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[6].
  • Arthur Holly Compton is named after Compton Gamma Ray Observatory[7].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's follows is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope[8].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's followed by is recorded as Chandra X-ray Observatory[9].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's manufacturer is recorded as TRW Inc.[10].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000093577693[11].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146858764[12].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 4428186-9[13].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1090574673[14].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95029784[15].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1991-027B[16].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's part of is recorded as Great Observatories program[17].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Compton Gamma Ray Observatory[18].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[19].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's SCN is recorded as 21225[20].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[22].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery[23].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1991-04-05T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +2000-06-04T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +2000-06-04T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ndwk[27].

Why It Matters

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #18 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . space.jpl.nasa.gov. space.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . space.jpl.nasa.gov. space.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . space.jpl.nasa.gov. space.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . space.jpl.nasa.gov. space.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . cossc.gsfc.nasa.gov. cossc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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