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tethered satellite

artificial satellite consisting of two parts connected by a cable
class spacecraft_type Q3473930
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tethered satellite

Summary

tethered satellite is a spacecraft type[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (spacecraft_type category, ranking #10 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • tethered satellite's instance of is recorded as spacecraft type[3].
  • tethered satellite is a type of artificial satellite[4].
  • tethered satellite's Commons category is recorded as Tethered satellites[5].
  • tethered satellite comprises tether[6].

Why It Matters

tethered satellite draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (spacecraft_type category, ranking #10 of 11).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1148310
    Has part(s) → tether
    Commons category → Tethered satellites
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/1213hfnx
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556000705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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