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sounding rocket

sub-orbital rocket carrying scientific instruments
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sounding rocket

Summary

sounding rocket ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sounding rocket is a type of rocket[2].
  • sounding rocket is used for atmospheric sciences[3].
  • sounding rocket is used for microgravity[4].
  • sounding rocket is used for astronomy[5].
  • sounding rocket's Commons category is recorded as Sounding rockets[6].
  • sounding rocket's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sounding rockets[7].
  • sounding rocket's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[8].
  • sounding rocket's used by is recorded as atmospheric physicist[9].
  • sounding rocket's used by is recorded as atmospheric chemist[10].
  • sounding rocket's used by is recorded as meteorologist[11].

Body

Definition and Type

sounding rocket is a type of rocket[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include atmospheric sciences[3], microgravity[4], and astronomy[5]. Recorded used by include atmospheric physicist[9], atmospheric chemist[10], and meteorologist[11].

Why It Matters

sounding rocket ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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