Long Duration Exposure Facility
free-flying experiment platform orbited by the Space Shuttle
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Long Duration Exposure Facility
Summary
Long Duration Exposure Facility is a research satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of research_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's instance of is recorded as research satellite[3].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's manufacturer is recorded as Langley Research Center[5].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's Commons category is recorded as Long Duration Exposure Facility[6].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[7].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[9].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as April 6, 1984[10].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as January 20, 1990[11].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's significant event is recorded as deployment[13].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's significant event is recorded as capture[14].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's significant event is recorded as recovery[15].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's significant event is recorded as landing[16].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's described at URL is recorded as https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/mic/ldef/[17].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's described at URL is recorded as http://setas-www.larc.nasa.gov/LDEF/[18].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's location of landing is recorded as Edwards Air Force Base[19].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+32422'}[20].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A[21].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.14'}[22].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.79'}[23].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+182720257'}[24].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+9703.7'}[25].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4082'}[26].
- Long Duration Exposure Facility's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.27'}[27].
Why It Matters
Long Duration Exposure Facility ranks in the top 9% of research_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]