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Galaxy Evolution Explorer

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Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Summary

Galaxy Evolution Explorer is a space telescope[1]. It draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #37 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's image is recorded as Galex.jpg[3].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[5].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's follows is recorded as Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer[7].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's follows is recorded as Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager[8].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's followed by is recorded as Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory[9].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's followed by is recorded as Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere[10].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation[11].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2003-017A[12].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's part of is recorded as Explorers Program[13].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's part of is recorded as Small Explorer program[14].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's Commons category is recorded as GALEX[15].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's space launch vehicle is recorded as Pegasus[16].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's SCN is recorded as 27783[17].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[18].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2003-04-28T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/029j3g[20].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's service retirement is recorded as +2013-06-28T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[22].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's significant event is recorded as service retirement[23].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's official website is recorded as http://www.galex.caltech.edu/[24].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's launch contractor is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation[25].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0003692'}[26].
  • Galaxy Evolution Explorer's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Galaxy-Evolution-Explorer[27].

Why It Matters

Galaxy Evolution Explorer draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #37 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere artificial satellite of the Earth Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager space telescope

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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