Kiruna Station

Summary

Kiruna Station is a ground station^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (ground_station category, ranking #19 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiruna Station is located in Kiruna Municipality^[3].
• Kiruna Station is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Kiruna Station's image is recorded as Acquiring signals ESA385151.jpg^[5].
• Kiruna Station's instance of is recorded as ground station^[6].
• Kiruna Station's owned by is recorded as European Space Agency^[7].
• Kiruna Station's operator is recorded as Swedish Space Corporation^[8].
• Kiruna Station's operator is recorded as European Space Operations Centre^[9].
• Kiruna is named after Kiruna Station^[10].
• Kiruna Station's part of is recorded as ESTRACK^[11].
• Kiruna Station's Commons category is recorded as Kiruna station (ESTRACK)^[12].
• Kiruna Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67.8572, 'lon': 20.9644}^[13].
• Kiruna Station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dc_wx^[14].
• Kiruna Station's official website is recorded as http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Estrack/Kiruna_station^[15].
• Kiruna Station's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+402'}^[16].
• Kiruna Station's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}^[17].

Body

Geography

Kiruna Station is in the country of Sweden^[4]. It is located in Kiruna Municipality^[3]. Its part of is recorded as ESTRACK^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Kiruna Station's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+402'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Kiruna Station's instance of is recorded as ground station^[6].

History and Context

Kiruna Station's owned by is recorded as European Space Agency^[7]. Kiruna is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Kiruna Station draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (ground_station category, ranking #19 of 27).^[2]