INSAT-2DT

decommissioned Indian geostationary communications satellite, formerly operated by Saudi Arabia
Vehicle communications_satellite Q5972399
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INSAT-2DT

Summary

INSAT-2DT is a communications satellite[1]. INSAT-2DT ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • INSAT-2DT's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[3].
  • INSAT-2DT's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite[4].
  • INSAT-2DT's instance of is recorded as derelict satellite[5].
  • INSAT-2DT's follows is recorded as Arabsat-1B[6].
  • INSAT-2DT's manufacturer is recorded as Aérospatiale[7].
  • INSAT-2DT's manufacturer is recorded as Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm[8].
  • INSAT-2DT's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1992-010B[9].
  • INSAT-2DT's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 44L[10].
  • INSAT-2DT's SCN is recorded as 21894[11].
  • INSAT-2DT's country of origin is recorded as France[12].
  • INSAT-2DT's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[13].
  • INSAT-2DT's powered by is recorded as S400[14].
  • INSAT-2DT's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit[15].
  • INSAT-2DT's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1992-02-26T00:00:00Z[16].
  • INSAT-2DT's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06w1m3p[17].
  • INSAT-2DT's spacecraft bus is recorded as Spacebus-1000[18].
  • INSAT-2DT's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[19].
  • INSAT-2DT's significant event is recorded as transfer[20].
  • INSAT-2DT's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning[21].
  • INSAT-2DT's space tug is recorded as H10[22].
  • INSAT-2DT's start point is recorded as ELA-2[23].
  • INSAT-2DT's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1360'}[24].
  • INSAT-2DT's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "21894"][25].
  • INSAT-2DT's service life is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7'}[26].
  • INSAT-2DT's service life is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+12.6'}[27].

Why It Matters

INSAT-2DT ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . tbs-satellite.com. tbs-satellite.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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