Hipparcos

Summary

Hipparcos is a space telescope^[1]. Hipparcos draws 473 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #20 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hipparcos's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[3].
• Hipparcos's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[4].
• Hipparcos is operated by European Space Agency^[5].
• Hipparchus is named after Hipparcos^[6].
• Hipparcos was followed by Gaia^[7].
• Hipparcos's manufacturer is recorded as Alenia Spazio^[8].
• Hipparcos's manufacturer is recorded as Matra Marconi Space^[9].
• Hipparcos's Commons category is recorded as Hipparcos^[10].
• Hipparcos's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 44LP^[11].
• Hipparcos's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[12].
• Hipparcos's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as August 8, 1989^[13].
• Hipparcos's service retirement is recorded as August 15, 1993^[14].
• Hipparcos's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[15].
• Hipparcos's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[16].
• Hipparcos's official website is recorded as https://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=HIPPARCOS^[17].
• Hipparcos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hipparcos^[18].
• Hipparcos's launch contractor is recorded as Arianespace^[19].
• Hipparcos's start point is recorded as ELA-2^[20].
• Hipparcos's different from is recorded as Hipparchos^[21].
• Hipparcos's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1140'}^[22].
• Hipparcos's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+635'}^[23].
• Hipparcos's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25236', 'amount': '+295'}^[24].
• Hipparcos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+628.9'}^[25].
• Hipparcos's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+29'}^[26].
• Hipparcos's payload mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+210'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hipparcos include Hipparcos Catalogue^[28], an astronomical catalogue^[29], founded in 1996^[30].

Why It Matters

Hipparcos draws 473 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #20 of 124).^[2] Hipparcos has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Hipparcos is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Hipparcos is credited with the discovery of Morava^[33], a star^[34]. Entities named for Hipparcos include Hipparcos Catalogue^[28], an astronomical catalogue^[29], founded in 1996^[30].

FAQs

What did Hipparcos discover?

Hipparcos is credited as discoverer of Morava^[33].