European Retrievable Carrier

space observatory and research satellite
Vehicle research_satellite Q49684
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European Retrievable Carrier

Summary

European Retrievable Carrier is a research satellite[1]. It draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #16 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Retrievable Carrier's instance of is recorded as research satellite[3].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • European Retrievable Carrier is operated by European Space Operations Centre[5].
  • European Retrievable Carrier is operated by Microgravity User Support Center[6].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's manufacturer is recorded as Entwicklungsring Nord[7].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's Commons category is recorded as EURECA[8].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[9].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[10].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery[11].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[12].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as July 31, 1992[13].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[14].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's significant event is recorded as deployment[15].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's significant event is recorded as service entry[16].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's significant event is recorded as recovery[17].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's significant event is recorded as landing[18].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00066'}[19].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B[20].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.6'}[21].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.5'}[22].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+336'}[23].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.6'}[24].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4491'}[25].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93.4'}[26].
  • European Retrievable Carrier's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+447'}[27].

Why It Matters

European Retrievable Carrier draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #16 of 47).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . esapub.esrin.esa.it. esapub.esrin.esa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . esapub.esrin.esa.it. esapub.esrin.esa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . esapub.esrin.esa.it. esapub.esrin.esa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . esapub.esrin.esa.it. esapub.esrin.esa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

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  1. 1d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id 401535
    Cospar id 1992-049B
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q797476]]"
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