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Oberth effect

maneuver in which a spacecraft falls into a gravitational well, and then accelerates when its fall reaches maximum speed
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Oberth effect

Summary

Oberth effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (926 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Hermann Oberth is named after Oberth effect[2].
  • Oberth effect's subclass of is recorded as space maneuver[3].
  • Oberth effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z7qx1[4].
  • Oberth effect's different from is recorded as gravity assist[5].
  • Oberth effect's Quora topic ID is recorded as Oberth-Effect[6].
  • Oberth effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "OberthEffect"][7].
  • Oberth effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 86098488[8].

Why It Matters

Oberth effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (926 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Hermann Oberth

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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