Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon
Vehicle lunar_orbiter Q331778
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Summary

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a lunar orbiter[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of lunar_orbiter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's image is recorded as LRO 2006.jpg[3].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's instance of is recorded as lunar orbiter[4].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's operator is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[5].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's logo image is recorded as LRO mission logo (transparent background) 01.png[6].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's manufacturer is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[7].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2009-031A[8].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Commons category is recorded as Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter[9].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas V 401[10].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's SCN is recorded as 35315[11].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's parent astronomical body is recorded as Moon[12].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[13].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's powered by is recorded as lithium-ion battery[14].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's type of orbit is recorded as polar orbit[15].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2009-06-18T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04fzq_z[17].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's service entry is recorded as +2009-09-15T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[19].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's significant event is recorded as orbital activity[20].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's significant event is recorded as service entry[21].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's official website is recorded as https://nasa.gov/LRO[22].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter[23].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's launch contractor is recorded as United Launch Alliance[24].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0094'}[25].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation[26].
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment[27].

Why It Matters

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ranks in the top 5% of lunar_orbiter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission – Six years of science and exploration at the Moon. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission – Six years of science and exploration at the Moon. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission – Six years of science and exploration at the Moon. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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