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Iridium flare

visual phenomenon caused by Iridium satellites reflecting sunlight onto the Earth
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Iridium flare

Summary

Iridium flare is an artificial satellite of the Earth[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (artificial_satellite_of_the_earth category, ranking #11 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iridium flare's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[3].
  • Iridium satellite constellation is named after Iridium flare[4].
  • Iridium flare's subclass of is recorded as satellite flare[5].
  • Iridium flare's Commons category is recorded as Iridium flares[6].

Why It Matters

Iridium flare draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (artificial_satellite_of_the_earth category, ranking #11 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Related Entities

artificial satellite of the Earth Iridium satellite constellation

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Iridium flare. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iridium-flare
MLA “Iridium flare.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iridium-flare.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iridium-flare_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Iridium flare}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iridium-flare}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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