ion thruster

electric propulsion method for spacecraft
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ion thruster
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ion thruster

Summary

ion thruster ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ion thruster's image is recorded as Ion Engine Test Firing - GPN-2000-000482.jpg[2].
  • ion thruster's subclass of is recorded as electrically powered spacecraft propulsion[3].
  • ion thruster's subclass of is recorded as thruster[4].
  • ion thruster's Commons category is recorded as Ion propulsion[5].
  • ion thruster's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09fmf[6].
  • ion thruster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ion engines[7].
  • ion thruster's Quora topic ID is recorded as Ion-Thruster[8].
  • ion thruster's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as ion-engines[9].
  • ion thruster's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as ionemotor[10].
  • ion thruster's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
  • ion thruster's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as ion_drive[12].
  • ion thruster's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 163368183[13].
  • ion thruster's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C163368183[14].

Why It Matters

ion thruster ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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