Q: When was ABS-1A launched?

A: ABS-1A was launched on January 14, 1996.

Q: What was the launch vehicle for ABS-1A?

A: The satellite was launched using a Delta II rocket, a retired expendable launch system.

Q: What are the other names for ABS-1A?

A: The entity is also known by the aliases Koreasat 2 and Mugunghwa 2.

Q: Where did the launch of ABS-1A take place?

A: The launch took place at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17.

ABS-1A

Vehicle communications_satellite Q14289782

Facts

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Instance of: communications satellite
Launch date: 1996-01-14
Launch vehicle: Delta II
Significant event: rocket launch^[4]
Space launch vehicle: Delta II^[2]
Start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17^[5]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: January 14, 1996^[3]

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en ABS-1A en Koreasat 2 en Mugunghwa 2 ko 무궁화 2호

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COSPAR ID: 1996-003A
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/122l8bs9
SCN: 23768

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Instance of 1

communications satellite

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Delta II

Start point 1

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17

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Summary

ABS-1A is a communications satellite^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ ABS-1A — space launch vehicle (P375): Delta II. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ ABS-1A — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): January 14, 1996. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ ABS-1A — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ ABS-1A — start point (P1427): Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ ABS-1A is an instance of communications satellite (Q149918) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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