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satellite flare

visual phenomenon caused by a satellite reflecting sunlight onto the Earth
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satellite flare

Summary

satellite flare is a sky phenomenon[1]. It draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (sky_phenomenon category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • satellite flare's video is recorded as Iridium Flare03.ogv[3].
  • satellite flare's image is recorded as Iridium 84 flare 20061120.png[4].
  • satellite flare's instance of is recorded as sky phenomenon[5].
  • satellite flare's subclass of is recorded as pass[6].
  • satellite flare's Commons category is recorded as Satellite flares[7].
  • satellite flare's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0474pk[8].

Why It Matters

satellite flare draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (sky_phenomenon category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Iridium flare

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). satellite flare. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-flare
MLA “satellite flare.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-flare.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_satellite-flare_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{satellite flare}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-flare}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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