Uhuru

first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy
Vehicle space_telescope Q580043
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Uhuru

Summary

Uhuru is a space telescope[1]. Uhuru draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #38 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Uhuru's image is recorded as X-Ray Explorer Satellite.jpg[3].
  • Uhuru's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • Uhuru's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1970-107A[5].
  • Uhuru's Commons category is recorded as Uhuru (satellite)[6].
  • Uhuru's space launch vehicle is recorded as Scout B[7].
  • Uhuru's SCN is recorded as 04797[8].
  • Uhuru's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1970-12-12T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Uhuru's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1979-04-05T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Uhuru's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02lnz3[11].
  • Uhuru's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
  • Uhuru's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[13].
  • Uhuru's official website is recorded as https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/uhuru/uhuru.html[14].
  • Uhuru's start point is recorded as Broglio Space Centre[15].
  • Uhuru's different from is recorded as Uhuru[16].
  • Uhuru's different from is recorded as Uhuru Peak[17].
  • Uhuru's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+141.5'}[18].
  • Uhuru's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}[19].
  • Uhuru's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1970-107A[20].
  • Uhuru's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 507461[21].

Why It Matters

Uhuru draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #38 of 124).[2] Uhuru has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Uhuru is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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