Planck

Summary

Planck is a space telescope^[1]. Planck ranks in the top 6% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Planck's image is recorded as Model of the Planck Satellite.jpg^[3].
• Planck's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[4].
• Planck's instance of is recorded as cosmic microwave background experiment^[5].
• Planck's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Sun^[6].
• Planck's instance of is recorded as former entity^[7].
• Planck's operator is recorded as European Space Agency^[8].
• Max Planck is named after Planck^[9].
• Planck's manufacturer is recorded as Alcatel Space^[10].
• Planck's manufacturer is recorded as Alenia Spazio^[11].
• Planck's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2010001747^[12].
• Planck's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2009-026B^[13].
• Planck's Commons category is recorded as Planck (spacecraft)^[14].
• Planck's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA^[15].
• Planck's SCN is recorded as 34938^[16].
• Planck's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[17].
• Planck's powered by is recorded as lithium-ion battery^[18].
• Planck's type of orbit is recorded as halo orbit^[19].
• Planck's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2009-05-14T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Planck's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/058cwq^[21].
• Planck's service entry is recorded as +2009-08-13T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Planck's service retirement is recorded as +2013-10-23T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Planck's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[24].
• Planck's significant event is recorded as service entry^[25].
• Planck's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[26].
• Planck's official website is recorded as https://www.esa.int/planck^[27].

Why It Matters

Planck ranks in the top 6% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2] Planck has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Planck is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]