Pioneer P-3

U.S. lunar orbiter destroyed in a launch failure
Vehicle space_probe Q296987
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Pioneer P-3

Summary

Pioneer P-3 is a space probe[1]. It draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (space_probe category, ranking #71 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pioneer P-3's image is recorded as Able IV World's First Space Engine.jpg[3].
  • Pioneer P-3's instance of is recorded as space probe[4].
  • Pioneer P-3's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • Pioneer P-3's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
  • Pioneer P-3's follows is recorded as Pioneer P-1[7].
  • Pioneer P-3's followed by is recorded as Pioneer 5[8].
  • Pioneer P-3's part of is recorded as Pioneer program[9].
  • Pioneer P-3's Commons category is recorded as Pioneer P-3[10].
  • Pioneer P-3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas-Able[11].
  • Pioneer P-3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1959-11-26T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Pioneer P-3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l3yt[13].
  • Pioneer P-3's cause of destruction is recorded as launch failure[14].
  • Pioneer P-3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[15].
  • Pioneer P-3's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14[16].
  • Pioneer P-3's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+168.7'}[17].
  • Pioneer P-3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1000'}[18].
  • Pioneer P-3's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[19].
  • Pioneer P-3's NSSDCA ID is recorded as PIONX[20].

Why It Matters

Pioneer P-3 draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (space_probe category, ranking #71 of 135).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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