Nilesat 101

Summary

Nilesat 101 is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nilesat 101's image is recorded as Nilesat.png^[3].
• Nilesat 101's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• Nilesat 101's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[5].
• Nilesat 101's operator is recorded as Nilesat^[6].
• Nilesat 101's manufacturer is recorded as Matra Marconi Space^[7].
• Nilesat 101's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1998-024A^[8].
• Nilesat 101's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 44P^[9].
• Nilesat 101's SCN is recorded as 25311^[10].
• Nilesat 101's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[11].
• Nilesat 101's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1998-04-28T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Nilesat 101's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dw6rh^[13].
• Nilesat 101's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[14].
• Nilesat 101's start point is recorded as ELA-2^[15].

Why It Matters

Nilesat 101 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]