Giotto

Summary

Giotto is a comet probe^[1]. Giotto draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (comet_probe category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Giotto's image is recorded as Giotto Whipple shield ESA239195.jpg^[3].
• Giotto's instance of is recorded as comet probe^[4].
• Giotto's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Sun^[5].
• Giotto's instance of is recorded as derelict satellite^[6].
• Giotto's operator is recorded as European Space Operations Centre^[7].
• Giotto is named after Giotto^[8].
• Giotto's manufacturer is recorded as British Aerospace^[9].
• Giotto's manufacturer is recorded as LABEN^[10].
• Giotto's manufacturer is recorded as Officine Galileo^[11].
• Giotto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147907673^[12].
• Giotto's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95030864^[13].
• Giotto's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1985-056A^[14].
• Giotto's Commons category is recorded as Giotto (spacecraft)^[15].
• Giotto's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 1^[16].
• Giotto's SCN is recorded as 15875^[17].
• Giotto's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[18].
• Giotto's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[19].
• Giotto's type of orbit is recorded as heliocentric orbit^[20].
• Giotto's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1985-07-02T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Giotto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kp84^[22].
• Giotto's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• Giotto's significant event is recorded as flyby^[24].
• Giotto's significant event is recorded as gravity assist^[25].
• Giotto's significant event is recorded as flyby^[26].
• Giotto's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[27].

Why It Matters

Giotto draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (comet_probe category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Giotto has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Giotto is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]