WINDS

Summary

WINDS is a communications satellite^[1]. WINDS ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• WINDS's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• WINDS's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft^[4].
• WINDS's operator is recorded as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency^[5].
• WINDS's manufacturer is recorded as NEC Space Technologies^[6].
• WINDS's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2008-007A^[7].
• WINDS's space launch vehicle is recorded as H-IIA^[8].
• WINDS's SCN is recorded as 32500^[9].
• WINDS's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[10].
• WINDS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2008-02-23T00:00:00Z^[11].
• WINDS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cdkj8^[12].
• WINDS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[13].
• WINDS's start point is recorded as Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1^[14].

Why It Matters

WINDS ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] WINDS has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] WINDS is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]