EPE-C

former American research satellite
class research_satellite Q1166037
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EPE-C

Summary

EPE-C is a research satellite[1]. EPE-C draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #21 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • EPE-C's image is recorded as Explorer 15.jpg[3].
  • EPE-C's instance of is recorded as research satellite[4].
  • EPE-C's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • EPE-C's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
  • EPE-C's follows is recorded as EPE-B[7].
  • EPE-C's followed by is recorded as Explorer 16[8].
  • EPE-C's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-059A[9].
  • EPE-C's subclass of is recorded as Energetic Particles Explorer[10].
  • EPE-C's part of is recorded as Explorers Program[11].
  • EPE-C's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta A[12].
  • EPE-C's SCN is recorded as 00445[13].
  • EPE-C's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • EPE-C's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1962-10-27T00:00:00Z[15].
  • EPE-C's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1978-01-15T00:00:00Z[16].
  • EPE-C's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[17].
  • EPE-C's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[18].
  • EPE-C's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B[19].
  • EPE-C's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+44.4'}[20].
  • EPE-C's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1233fbgy[21].
  • EPE-C's Harvard designation is recorded as 1962 Beta Lambda 1[22].
  • EPE-C's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1962-059A[23].

Why It Matters

EPE-C draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #21 of 47).[2] EPE-C has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] EPE-C is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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] . astronautix.com. astronautix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . space-track.org. space-track.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . space-track.org. space-track.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). EPE-C. Retrieved March 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/epe-c
MLA “EPE-C.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/epe-c.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_epe-c_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{EPE-C}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/epe-c}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-09}}
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