Orion 3

American communications satellite which was placed into an incorrect orbit after launch
Vehicle communications_satellite Q7102764
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Orion 3

Summary

Orion 3 is a communications satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orion 3's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[3].
  • Orion 3's instance of is recorded as former entity[4].
  • Orion 3's operator is recorded as Loral Space & Communications[5].
  • Orion 3's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1999-024A[6].
  • Orion 3's part of is recorded as Orion[7].
  • Orion 3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta III[8].
  • Orion 3's SCN is recorded as 25727[9].
  • Orion 3's type of orbit is recorded as medium Earth orbit[10].
  • Orion 3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1999-05-05T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Orion 3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076ww0x[12].
  • Orion 3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[13].
  • Orion 3's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17[14].
  • Orion 3's different from is recorded as Orion 3[15].
  • Orion 3's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "25727"][16].

Why It Matters

Orion 3 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Orion 3. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/orion-3
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