Coriolis

American military Earth and solar observation satellite
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Coriolis

Summary

Coriolis is a military satellite[1]. Coriolis draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (military_satellite category, ranking #11 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coriolis is in the country of United States[3].
  • Coriolis's instance of is recorded as military satellite[4].
  • Coriolis's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[5].
  • Coriolis's instance of is recorded as solar observatory[6].
  • Coriolis is operated by United States Naval Research Laboratory[7].
  • Coriolis's manufacturer is recorded as Spectrum Astro[8].
  • Coriolis is part of Space Test Program[9].
  • Coriolis's Commons category is recorded as Coriolis (satellite)[10].
  • Coriolis's space launch vehicle is recorded as Titan 23G[11].
  • Coriolis's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Coriolis's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[13].
  • Coriolis's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[14].
  • Coriolis's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as January 6, 2003[15].
  • Coriolis's spacecraft bus is recorded as LEOStar-3[16].
  • Coriolis's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[17].
  • Coriolis's significant event is recorded as service entry[18].
  • Coriolis's significant event is recorded as service retirement[19].
  • Coriolis's sponsor is recorded as Naval Information Warfare Systems Command[20].
  • Coriolis's launch contractor is recorded as Lockheed Martin[21].
  • Coriolis's carries scientific instrument is recorded as WINDSAT[22].
  • Coriolis's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Solar Mass Ejection Imager[23].
  • Coriolis's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 West[24].
  • Coriolis's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.69'}[25].
  • Coriolis's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+827.4'}[26].
  • Coriolis's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+745'}[27].

Why It Matters

Coriolis draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (military_satellite category, ranking #11 of 29).[2] Coriolis is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sr.bham.ac.uk. sr.bham.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . space.oscar.wmo.int. space.oscar.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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