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splashdown

method of landing a spacecraft, usually by parachute, in a body of water
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splashdown

Summary

splashdown ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • splashdown is a type of water landing[2].
  • splashdown's Commons category is recorded as Water landings of spacecraft[3].
  • splashdown's used by is recorded as spacecraft[4].
  • splashdown's different from is recorded as water landing[5].
  • splashdown's different from is recorded as ditching[6].
  • splashdown's different from is recorded as ship launching[7].
  • splashdown's uses is recorded as parachute[8].
  • splashdown's class of object is recorded as spacecraft[9].

Body

Definition and Type

splashdown is a type of water landing[2].

Use and Application

splashdown's used by is recorded as spacecraft[4].

Why It Matters

splashdown ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[1] splashdown has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] splashdown is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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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.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · DCAllStar · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Different from → water landing, ditching, ship launching
    Uses → parachute
    Class of object(s) of occurrence → spacecraft
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q17164719]]"
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