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Near Field Infrared Experiment

former U.S. Missile Defense Agency experimental satellite
Vehicle military_satellite Q600377
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Summary

Near Field Infrared Experiment is a military satellite[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (military_satellite category, ranking #12 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Near Field Infrared Experiment's instance of is recorded as military satellite[3].
  • Near Field Infrared Experiment's Commons category is recorded as Near Field Infrared Experiment[4].
  • Near Field Infrared Experiment's space launch vehicle is recorded as Minotaur I[5].
  • Near Field Infrared Experiment's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as April 24, 2007[6].
  • Near Field Infrared Experiment's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[7].
  • Near Field Infrared Experiment's start point is recorded as Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0[8].

Why It Matters

Near Field Infrared Experiment draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (military_satellite category, ranking #12 of 29).[2]

Related Entities

military satellite Minotaur I

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → rocket launch
    Start point → Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0
    Instance of → military satellite
    Wikidata description → former U.S. Missile Defense Agency experimental satellite
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Significant event: rocket launch"
  2. 14w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of object orbit decay → +2015-11-04T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description → former U.S. Missile Defense Agency experimental satellite
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Time of object orbit decay: 4 November 2015"
  3. 14w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Launch date → —
    Image → —
    Significant event → —
    Wolfram language entity code → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Spacecraft bus: Q140432062"
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