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W-Series 5

experimental manufacturing satellite by Varda Space Industries featuring a reentry capsule
Vehicle W Series Q138916525

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
W-Series, former entity[2]
Follows
W-Series 4[4]
Followed by
W-Series 6[5]
Country of origin
United States[8]
Has part(s)
W-Series 5 Reentry Vehicle[11]
Manufacturer
Varda Space Industries[6]
Mass
300 kg[17]
Operator
Varda Space Industries[3]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[9]
Significant event
rocket launch (2025), atmospheric entry (2026)[14][15]
Space launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5[7]
Start point
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 East[16]
Time of object orbit decay
January 29, 2026[13]
Type of orbit
Sun-synchronous orbit[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
November 28, 2025[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pioneer 05 en W-5 en Winnebago 5 en W-Series 5
🔖 Identifiers · 3
COSPAR ID
2025-276CK
Described at URL
www.varda.com
SCN
66747

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🔗 Connections
Significant event 2
atmospheric entry, rocket launch
Country of origin 1
United States
Followed by 1
W-Series 6
Followed by (predecessor) 1
W-Series 6
Follows 1
W-Series 4
Has part(s) 1
W-Series 5 Reentry Vehicle
Has these parts 1
W-Series 5 Reentry Vehicle
Instance of 1
W-Series
Manufacturer 1
Varda Space Industries
Operator 1
Varda Space Industries
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Preceded by (successor) 1
W-Series 4
Space launch vehicle 1
Falcon 9 Block 5
Type of orbit 1
Sun-synchronous orbit
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Summary

W-Series 5 is a W-Series[1].

Related Entities

Falcon 9 Block 5 United States W-Series W-Series 4 W-Series 5 Reentry Vehicle W-Series 6

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Huntster · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of object orbit decay → January 29, 2026
    Instance of → W-Series, former entity
    "Created claim: Time of object orbit decay: 29 January 2026"
  2. 26w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Type of orbit → Sun-synchronous orbit
    Powered by → spacecraft solar array
    Has part(s) → W-Series 5 Reentry Vehicle
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Added reference: Significant event: atmospheric entry, Fixing references as part of Mix'n'match cleanup"
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