RADARSAT-2

Canadian Earth observation satellite
Vehicle synthetic_aperture_radar_satellite Q936739
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RADARSAT-2

Summary

RADARSAT-2 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite[1]. RADARSAT-2 draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (synthetic_aperture_radar_satellite category, ranking #3 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • RADARSAT-2 is in the country of Canada[3].
  • RADARSAT-2's instance of is recorded as synthetic aperture radar satellite[4].
  • RADARSAT-2's owned by is recorded as MDA Space[5].
  • RADARSAT-2's operator is recorded as MDA Space[6].
  • RADARSAT-2's follows is recorded as RADARSAT-1[7].
  • RADARSAT-2's followed by is recorded as RADARSAT Constellation[8].
  • RADARSAT-2's manufacturer is recorded as MDA Space[9].
  • RADARSAT-2's manufacturer is recorded as Alenia Spazio[10].
  • RADARSAT-2's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2007-061A[11].
  • RADARSAT-2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Soyuz-FG[12].
  • RADARSAT-2's SCN is recorded as 32382[13].
  • RADARSAT-2's country of origin is recorded as Canada[14].
  • RADARSAT-2's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[15].
  • RADARSAT-2's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[16].
  • RADARSAT-2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2007-12-14T00:00:00Z[17].
  • RADARSAT-2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04xmvv[18].
  • RADARSAT-2's spacecraft bus is recorded as PRIMA[19].
  • RADARSAT-2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[20].
  • RADARSAT-2's official website is recorded as https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat2/[21].
  • RADARSAT-2's official website is recorded as https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/fra/satellites/radarsat2/[22].
  • RADARSAT-2's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fe-lexikon.info/lexikon/radarsat[23].
  • RADARSAT-2's space tug is recorded as Fregat[24].
  • RADARSAT-2's carries scientific instrument is recorded as synthetic aperture radar[25].
  • RADARSAT-2's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31[26].
  • RADARSAT-2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2300'}[27].

Why It Matters

RADARSAT-2 draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (synthetic_aperture_radar_satellite category, ranking #3 of 11).[2] RADARSAT-2 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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