Astérix

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Astérix

Summary

Astérix is a technology demonstration spacecraft[1]. Astérix ranks in the top 9% of technology_demonstration_spacecraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Astérix's image is recorded as Asterix Musee du Bourget P1020341.JPG[3].
  • Astérix's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[4].
  • Astérix's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[5].
  • Astérix's operator is recorded as CNES[6].
  • Asterix is named after Astérix[7].
  • Astérix's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1965-096A[8].
  • Astérix's Commons category is recorded as Astérix (satellite)[9].
  • Astérix's space launch vehicle is recorded as Diamant[10].
  • Astérix's SCN is recorded as 01778[11].
  • Astérix's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1965-11-26T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Astérix's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08w6rg[13].
  • Astérix's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[14].
  • Astérix's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0005821[15].
  • Astérix's start point is recorded as Hammaguir[16].
  • Astérix's different from is recorded as Asterix[17].
  • Astérix's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as asterix-0[18].
  • Astérix's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Astérix_(satellite)[19].

Why It Matters

Astérix ranks in the top 9% of technology_demonstration_spacecraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2] Astérix has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved . youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Astérix. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/asterix
MLA “Astérix.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/asterix.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_asterix_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Astérix}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/asterix}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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