IRVE-2

NASA spacecraft which tested an inflatable reentry system
Vehicle reentry_vehicle Q115338765
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IRVE-2

Summary

IRVE-2 is a reentry vehicle[1]. IRVE-2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • IRVE-2's image is recorded as Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment.jpg[3].
  • IRVE-2's image is recorded as IRVE-2 launch on Black Brant IX.jpg[4].
  • IRVE-2's instance of is recorded as reentry vehicle[5].
  • IRVE-2's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[6].
  • IRVE-2's instance of is recorded as inflatable space structure[7].
  • IRVE-2's operator is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[8].
  • IRVE-2's manufacturer is recorded as Langley Research Center[9].
  • IRVE-2's Commons category is recorded as IRVE-2[10].
  • IRVE-2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Black Brant[11].
  • IRVE-2's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • IRVE-2's type of orbit is recorded as sub-orbital spaceflight[13].
  • IRVE-2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2009-08-17T00:00:00Z[14].
  • IRVE-2's start point is recorded as Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 2[15].
  • IRVE-2's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.6'}[16].
  • IRVE-2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+124.6'}[17].
  • IRVE-2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+218'}[18].
  • IRVE-2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.93'}[19].
  • IRVE-2's funder is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[20].

Why It Matters

IRVE-2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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