MagSat

joint NASA and USGS satellite for studying Earth's magnetic field
Vehicle earth_observation_satellite Q54208
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MagSat

Summary

MagSat is an Earth observation satellite[1]. MagSat draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • MagSat's image is recorded as Magsat sketch-1.jpg[3].
  • MagSat's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[4].
  • MagSat's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1979-094A[5].
  • MagSat's Commons category is recorded as Magsat[6].
  • MagSat's space launch vehicle is recorded as Scout G-1[7].
  • MagSat's SCN is recorded as 11604[8].
  • MagSat's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1979-10-30T00:00:00Z[9].
  • MagSat's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1980-06-11T00:00:00Z[10].
  • MagSat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f38p6[11].
  • MagSat's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
  • MagSat's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[13].
  • MagSat's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5[14].
  • MagSat's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "11604"][15].

Why It Matters

MagSat draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).[2] MagSat has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] MagSat is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MagSat. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/magsat
MLA “MagSat.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/magsat.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_magsat_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MagSat}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/magsat}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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