High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2

former NASA astronomical satellite
Vehicle research_satellite Q46540136
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Summary

High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2 is a research satellite[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #27 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2 is in the country of United States[3].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's instance of is recorded as research satellite[4].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2 is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2 is part of High Energy Transient Explorer[7].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Q140466283[8].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as October 9, 2000[10].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's time of object orbit decay is recorded as May 16, 2018[11].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's significant event is recorded as service entry[13].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's significant event is recorded as spacecraft retirement[14].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[15].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's replaces is recorded as HETE 1[16].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's start point is recorded as Stargazer[17].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'kilogram', 'amount': '+124'}[18].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's principal investigator is recorded as George R. Ricker[19].
  • High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2's P14541 is recorded as 3ekgS1[20].

Why It Matters

High Energy Transient Explorer 2 HETE 2 draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #27 of 47).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Space-Track. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . catalog.data.gov. catalog.data.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov. heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Space-Track. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 14d ago · Huntster · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Space launch vehicle → Q140466283
    Instance of → research satellite, former entity
    Principal investigator → George R. Ricker
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration"
  2. 12w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → research satellite, former entity
    Wikidata description → former NASA astronomical satellite
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: research satellite"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3ekgS1
    Nssdca id → —
    Instance of → research satellite, former entity
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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