QUESS

Chinese scientific satellite
Vehicle research_satellite Q25382402
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QUESS

Summary

QUESS is a research satellite[1]. QUESS draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #10 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • QUESS's instance of is recorded as research satellite[3].
  • QUESS's operator is recorded as Chinese Academy of Sciences[4].
  • QUESS's operator is recorded as Austrian Academy of Sciences[5].
  • QUESS's operator is recorded as University of Vienna[6].
  • Mozi is named after QUESS[7].
  • QUESS's manufacturer is recorded as Chinese Academy of Sciences[8].
  • QUESS's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2016-051A[9].
  • QUESS's space launch vehicle is recorded as Long March 2D[10].
  • QUESS's SCN is recorded as 41731[11].
  • QUESS's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[12].
  • QUESS's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[13].
  • QUESS's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[14].
  • QUESS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2016-08-15T00:00:00Z[15].
  • QUESS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • QUESS's start point is recorded as Jiuquan Launch Complex 43/94[17].
  • QUESS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.4'}[18].
  • QUESS's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+640'}[19].
  • QUESS's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6873'}[20].
  • QUESS's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+511.1'}[21].
  • QUESS's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+494.8'}[22].
  • QUESS's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bxg0rkdy[23].
  • QUESS's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2016-051A[24].
  • QUESS's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 516888[25].

Why It Matters

QUESS draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (research_satellite category, ranking #10 of 47).[2] QUESS has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] QUESS is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . popsci.com. Retrieved . popsci.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . lefigaro.fr. lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved . popsci.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved . popsci.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). QUESS. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/quess
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_quess_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{QUESS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/quess}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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