Lunar Prospector

Summary

Lunar Prospector is a lunar orbiter^[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #5 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lunar Prospector's image is recorded as Lunar Prospector orbiter.jpg^[3].
• Lunar Prospector's instance of is recorded as lunar orbiter^[4].
• Lunar Prospector's instance of is recorded as former entity^[5].
• Lunar Prospector's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite^[6].
• Lunar Prospector's operator is recorded as Ames Research Center^[7].
• Lunar Prospector's logo image is recorded as Lunar Prospector insignia.png^[8].
• Lunar Prospector's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space^[9].
• Lunar Prospector's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1998-001A^[10].
• Lunar Prospector's part of is recorded as Discovery Program^[11].
• Lunar Prospector's Commons category is recorded as Lunar Prospector^[12].
• Lunar Prospector's space launch vehicle is recorded as Athena II^[13].
• Lunar Prospector's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[14].
• Lunar Prospector's SCN is recorded as 25131^[15].
• Lunar Prospector's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Lunar Prospector's powered by is recorded as solar cell^[17].
• Lunar Prospector's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery^[18].
• Lunar Prospector's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1998-01-07T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Lunar Prospector's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -87.7, 'lon': 42}^[20].
• Lunar Prospector's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wj1t^[21].
• Lunar Prospector's spacecraft bus is recorded as LM-100^[22].
• Lunar Prospector's cause of destruction is recorded as lunar impact^[23].
• Lunar Prospector's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[24].
• Lunar Prospector's significant event is recorded as lunar impact^[25].
• Lunar Prospector's official website is recorded as https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lunar-prospector/^[26].
• Lunar Prospector's space tug is recorded as Star 37^[27].

Why It Matters

Lunar Prospector draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #5 of 22).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]