GIOVE-B

testbed satellite for the Galileo navigation system
Vehicle navigation_satellite Q14914706
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GIOVE-B

Summary

GIOVE-B is a navigation satellite[1]. GIOVE-B is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • GIOVE-B's instance of is recorded as navigation satellite[3].
  • GIOVE-B's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[4].
  • GIOVE-B's operator is recorded as European Space Agency[5].
  • GIOVE-B's follows is recorded as GIOVE-A[6].
  • GIOVE-B's manufacturer is recorded as European Satellite Navigation Industries[7].
  • GIOVE-B's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2008-020A[8].
  • GIOVE-B's part of is recorded as GIOVE[9].
  • GIOVE-B's Commons category is recorded as GIOVE-B[10].
  • GIOVE-B's space launch vehicle is recorded as Soyuz-FG[11].
  • GIOVE-B's SCN is recorded as 32781[12].
  • GIOVE-B's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[13].
  • GIOVE-B's type of orbit is recorded as medium Earth orbit[14].
  • GIOVE-B's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2008-04-26T00:00:00Z[15].
  • GIOVE-B's spacecraft bus is recorded as PROTEUS[16].
  • GIOVE-B's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[17].
  • GIOVE-B's significant event is recorded as spacecraft retirement[18].
  • GIOVE-B's space tug is recorded as Fregat[19].
  • GIOVE-B's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31[20].
  • GIOVE-B's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+525'}[21].
  • GIOVE-B's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1218dwd3[22].
  • GIOVE-B's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "32781"][23].
  • GIOVE-B's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2008-020A[24].

Why It Matters

GIOVE-B is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_giove-b_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GIOVE-B}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/giove-b}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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