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Explorer 5

United States satellite launched in 1958
Vehicle artificial_satellite Q2420378
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Explorer 5

Summary

Explorer 5 is an artificial satellite[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (artificial_satellite category, ranking #13 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Explorer 5's image is recorded as Explorer5.jpg[3].
  • Explorer 5's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite[4].
  • Explorer 5's Commons category is recorded as Explorer 5[5].
  • Explorer 5's space launch vehicle is recorded as Juno I[6].
  • Explorer 5's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1958-08-24T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Explorer 5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dpgpn[8].
  • Explorer 5's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[9].
  • Explorer 5's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5[10].
  • Explorer 5's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+17'}[11].
  • Explorer 5's NSSDCA ID is recorded as EXPLR5[12].

Why It Matters

Explorer 5 draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (artificial_satellite category, ranking #13 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

artificial satellite Juno I

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Explorer 5. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/explorer-5
MLA “Explorer 5.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/explorer-5.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_explorer-5_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Explorer 5}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/explorer-5}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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