Orbital Sciences Corporation

American company which specializes in the manufacturing and launch of satellites
Organization public_company Q1030096
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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Summary

Orbital Sciences Corporation is a public company[1]. It draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (public_company category, ranking #108 of 929).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orbital Sciences Corporation is in the country of United States[3].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company[4].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as launch service provider[5].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[7].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's founder is recorded as David W. Thompson[8].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Dulles[9].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000095604579[10].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141010419[11].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no94003110[12].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation[13].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[14].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[15].
  • +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Orbital Sciences Corporation[16].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation was dissolved in +2015-02-09T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037jwk[18].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's location of formation is recorded as Vienna[19].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's official website is recorded as http://www.orbital.com/[20].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orbital Sciences Corporation[21].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Antares[22].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Cygnus[23].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Pegasus[24].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3300'}[25].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's Legal Entity Identifier is recorded as I6X70PYZ7C0433S9EI44[26].
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation's replaced by is recorded as Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems[27].

Body

Founding

Orbital Sciences Corporation's founder is recorded as David W. Thompson[8]. +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Vienna[19].

Operations

Orbital Sciences Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Dulles[9].

Industry

Orbital Sciences Corporation's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[15].

Ownership

Orbital Sciences Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[14]. Products include Antares[22], Cygnus[23], and Pegasus[24].

Dissolution

Orbital Sciences Corporation was dissolved in +2015-02-09T00:00:00Z[17].

Why It Matters

Orbital Sciences Corporation draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (public_company category, ranking #108 of 929).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . aerospace.org. aerospace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . materials.proxyvote.com. materials.proxyvote.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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