Polar

Summary

Polar is a geomagnetic satellite^[1]. Polar draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (geomagnetic_satellite category, ranking #10 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polar's image is recorded as Polar spacecraft.gif^[3].
• Polar's instance of is recorded as geomagnetic satellite^[4].
• Polar's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[5].
• Polar's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Martin Space^[6].
• Polar's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1996-013A^[7].
• Polar's part of is recorded as Global Geospace Science^[8].
• Polar's part of is recorded as International Solar-Terrestrial Physics Science Initiative^[9].
• Polar's Commons category is recorded as Polar (satellite)^[10].
• Polar's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[11].
• Polar's SCN is recorded as 23802^[12].
• Polar's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• Polar's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[14].
• Polar's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1996-02-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Polar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0282kg9^[16].
• Polar's service retirement is recorded as +2008-04-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Polar's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[18].
• Polar's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning^[19].
• Polar's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 West^[20].
• Polar's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1297'}^[21].
• Polar's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1028'}^[22].
• Polar's NAIF ID is recorded as -13^[23].
• Polar's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Polar^[24].
• Polar's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1996-013A^[25].

Why It Matters

Polar draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (geomagnetic_satellite category, ranking #10 of 21).^[2] Polar has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Polar is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]