TIROS-9

former American weather satellite
Vehicle weather_satellite Q9353725
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TIROS-9

Summary

TIROS-9 is a weather satellite[1]. TIROS-9 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #26 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • TIROS-9's image is recorded as TIROS IX Spac0021-repair.jpg[3].
  • TIROS-9's image is recorded as The World's Weather Spac0024-repair.jpg[4].
  • TIROS-9's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[5].
  • TIROS-9's operator is recorded as Environmental Science Services Administration[6].
  • TIROS-9's follows is recorded as TIROS-8[7].
  • TIROS-9's followed by is recorded as TIROS-10[8].
  • TIROS-9's manufacturer is recorded as RCA Corporation[9].
  • TIROS-9's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1965-004A[10].
  • TIROS-9's part of is recorded as TIROS Operational System[11].
  • TIROS-9's Commons category is recorded as TIROS 9[12].
  • TIROS-9's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta C[13].
  • TIROS-9's SCN is recorded as 00978[14].
  • TIROS-9's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • TIROS-9's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[16].
  • TIROS-9's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery[17].
  • TIROS-9's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[18].
  • TIROS-9's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1965-01-22T00:00:00Z[19].
  • TIROS-9's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[20].
  • TIROS-9's significant event is recorded as breakdown[21].
  • TIROS-9's significant event is recorded as breakdown[22].
  • TIROS-9's significant event is recorded as service retirement[23].
  • TIROS-9's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A[24].
  • TIROS-9's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+56'}[25].
  • TIROS-9's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+138.3'}[26].
  • TIROS-9's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+107'}[27].

Why It Matters

TIROS-9 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #26 of 77).[2] TIROS-9 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . science.nasa.gov. science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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