Viking

Summary

Viking is an Earth observation satellite^[1]. Viking draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).^[2]

Key Facts

• Viking's image is recorded as Viking Satellite on Ariane Adapter.jpg^[3].
• Viking's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite^[4].
• Viking's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[5].
• Viking's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1986-019B^[6].
• Viking's Commons category is recorded as Viking satellite^[7].
• Viking's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 1^[8].
• Viking's SCN is recorded as 16614^[9].
• Viking's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1986-02-22T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Viking's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/098ds1^[11].
• Viking's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[12].
• Viking's start point is recorded as Ensemble de Lancement Vega^[13].
• Viking's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Viking_-_satellitt^[14].
• Viking's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "16614"]^[15].

Why It Matters

Viking draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).^[2] Viking has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]