Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle

Summary

Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is a spacecraft^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of spacecraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's image is recorded as Demonstrateur corps portant IXV apres son vol de fevrier 2015 DSC 0037.jpg^[3].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's instance of is recorded as spacecraft^[4].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's operator is recorded as European Space Agency^[5].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's manufacturer is recorded as Thales Alenia Space^[6].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's Commons category is recorded as Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle^[7].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vega^[8].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's type of orbit is recorded as sub-orbital spaceflight^[9].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's source of energy is recorded as battery^[10].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's source of energy is recorded as hydrazine^[11].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2015-02-11T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +2015-02-11T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c0rwq^[14].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[15].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's official website is recorded as https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/IXV^[16].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's avionics is recorded as inertial measurement unit^[17].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's avionics is recorded as Global Positioning System^[18].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's avionics is recorded as flap^[19].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's avionics is recorded as reaction control system^[20].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's CPU is recorded as LEON^[21].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's location of landing is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[22].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's start point is recorded as Ensemble de Lancement Vega^[23].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's X is recorded as esa_ixv^[24].
• Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as IXV_-_romferge^[25].

Why It Matters

Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle ranks in the top 3% of spacecraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]