ORFEUS-SPAS II

free-flying observatory carried on Space Shuttle mission STS-80
Vehicle space_telescope Q2007875
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ORFEUS-SPAS II

Summary

ORFEUS-SPAS II is a space telescope[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's image is recorded as ORFEUS-SPAS II grows larger as Columbia moves closer during rendezvous (STS080-719-005).jpg[3].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's instance of is recorded as payload[5].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's operator is recorded as German Space Agency[6].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's follows is recorded as ORFEUS-SPAS I[8].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's manufacturer is recorded as DASA[9].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1996-065B[10].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[11].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's SCN is recorded as 24661[12].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's country of origin is recorded as Germany[13].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1996-11-19T00:00:00Z[14].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's spacecraft bus is recorded as Shuttle Pallet Satellite[15].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's described at URL is recorded as https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/physik/institute/astronomie-und-astrophysik/astronomie-hea/forschung/abgeschlossene-projekte/orfeus/orfeus-ii/[17].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's carries scientific instrument is recorded as ORFEUS[18].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B[19].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}[20].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.5'}[21].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3500'}[22].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "24661"][23].
  • ORFEUS-SPAS II's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1996-065B[24].

Why It Matters

ORFEUS-SPAS II is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: 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] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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