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satellite phone

Summary

satellite phone ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,586 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • satellite phone is a type of mobile phone[2].
  • satellite phone is used for satellite communication[3].
  • satellite phone is used for mobile telephony[4].
  • satellite phone's Commons category is recorded as Satellite phones[5].
  • satellite phone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Satellite telephony[6].

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Definition and Type

satellite phone is a type of mobile phone[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include satellite communication[3] and mobile telephony[4].

Why It Matters

satellite phone ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,586 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_satellite-phone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{satellite phone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/satellite-phone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Estopedist1 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nomenclature for museum cataloging → 11336
    Iate entry id → 928284, 1072969
    Booru tag → satellite_phone
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q65269775 */"
  2. 16d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Computerlanguage.com definition → satellite+phone
    Subclass of → mobile phone
    Has use → satellite communication, mobile telephony
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13572]]: satellite+phone, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/71017207|satellite phone (#71017207)]] for {{P|13572}}"
  3. 12w ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → satellite communication, mobile telephony
    Subclass of → mobile phone
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P279]] to [[Property:P366]]"
  4. 16w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → mobile phone
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Satellite telephony
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24021, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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