International Ultraviolet Explorer

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International Ultraviolet Explorer

Summary

International Ultraviolet Explorer is a space telescope[1]. It draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #34 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's image is recorded as IUE 2.jpg[3].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[5].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's instance of is recorded as derelict satellite[6].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's operator is recorded as European Space Agency[8].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316593130[9].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85069073[10].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1978-012A[11].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Commons category is recorded as International Ultraviolet Explorer[12].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 2000[13].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's SCN is recorded as 10637[14].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1978-01-26T00:00:00Z[15].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06y3wr[16].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[17].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning[18].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's official website is recorded as https://archive.stsci.edu/iue/[19].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's official website is recorded as https://sci.esa.int/web/iue[20].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0247710[21].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/International-Ultraviolet-Explorer[22].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A[23].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+671'}[24].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as IUE[25].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "10637"][26].
  • International Ultraviolet Explorer's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007295317905171[27].

Why It Matters

International Ultraviolet Explorer draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #34 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sdc.laeff.inta.es. sdc.laeff.inta.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sci.esa.int. sci.esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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