NanoSail-D2

NASA CubeSat designed to test deployment of solar sails
Vehicle technology_demonstration_spacecraft Q379402
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NanoSail-D2

Summary

NanoSail-D2 is a technology demonstration spacecraft[1]. NanoSail-D2 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (technology_demonstration_spacecraft category, ranking #7 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • NanoSail-D2 is in the country of United States[3].
  • NanoSail-D2's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[4].
  • NanoSail-D2's instance of is recorded as CubeSat[5].
  • NanoSail-D2's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • NanoSail-D2 is operated by Ames Research Center[7].
  • NanoSail-D2's manufacturer is recorded as Ames Research Center[8].
  • NanoSail-D2's manufacturer is recorded as Marshall Space Flight Center[9].
  • NanoSail-D2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Minotaur IV[10].
  • NanoSail-D2's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • NanoSail-D2's powered by is recorded as primary cell[12].
  • NanoSail-D2's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[13].
  • NanoSail-D2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as November 20, 2010[14].
  • NanoSail-D2's time of object orbit decay is recorded as September 17, 2011[15].
  • NanoSail-D2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • NanoSail-D2's significant event is recorded as deployment[17].
  • NanoSail-D2's significant event is recorded as deployment[18].
  • NanoSail-D2's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[19].
  • NanoSail-D2's replaces is recorded as NanoSail-D[20].
  • NanoSail-D2's start point is recorded as Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska[21].
  • NanoSail-D2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4'}[22].
  • NanoSail-D2's has part is recorded as solar sail[23].

Why It Matters

NanoSail-D2 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (technology_demonstration_spacecraft category, ranking #7 of 58).[2] NanoSail-D2 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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