Orbiting Carbon Observatory

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Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Summary

Orbiting Carbon Observatory is an Earth observation satellite[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #33 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory is in the country of United States[3].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's image is recorded as Orbiting Carbon Observatory spacecraft model.png[4].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[5].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's logo image is recorded as Orbiting Carbon Observatory Logo.jpg[8].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's manufacturer is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation[9].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Orbiting Carbon Observatory[10].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's space launch vehicle is recorded as Minotaur-C 3110[11].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2009-02-24T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch1yn[14].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's spacecraft bus is recorded as Star Bus[15].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's carries scientific instrument is recorded as optical spectrometer[17].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's replaced by is recorded as Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2[18].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Launch Complex 576 E[19].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+407'}[20].
  • Orbiting Carbon Observatory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[21].

Why It Matters

Orbiting Carbon Observatory draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #33 of 214).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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