Solar Mesosphere Explorer

NASA satellite of the Explorer program
Vehicle earth_observation_satellite Q1394040
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Solar Mesosphere Explorer

Summary

Solar Mesosphere Explorer is an Earth observation satellite[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's image is recorded as Solar Mesosphere Explorer.jpg[3].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[4].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[5].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory[7].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1981-100A[8].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's Commons category is recorded as Solar Mesosphere Explorer[9].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 2000[10].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's SCN is recorded as 12887[11].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1981-10-06T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1991-03-05T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c62h_[14].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[15].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2[16].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "12887"][17].
  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1981-100A[18].

Why It Matters

Solar Mesosphere Explorer draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Solar Mesosphere Explorer. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/solar-mesosphere-explorer
MLA “Solar Mesosphere Explorer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/solar-mesosphere-explorer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_solar-mesosphere-explorer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Solar Mesosphere Explorer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/solar-mesosphere-explorer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Solar Mesosphere Explorer — https://4ort.xyz/entity/solar-mesosphere-explorer (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/solar-mesosphere-explorer · Last refreshed: