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satellite dish

antenna for receiving radio signal from or communicating with a satellite
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satellite dish

Summary

satellite dish ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna[2].
  • satellite dish's Commons category is recorded as Satellite dishes[3].
  • satellite dish's Unicode character is recorded as 📡[4].
  • satellite dish's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=satellite_dish[5].

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Definition and Type

satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna[2].

Why It Matters

satellite dish ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). satellite dish. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-dish
MLA “satellite dish.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-dish.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_satellite-dish_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{satellite dish}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-dish}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → parabolic antenna
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17548, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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