IKAROS

uncrewed Japanese experimental solar sail space probe
Vehicle space_probe Q609059
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IKAROS

Summary

IKAROS is a space probe[1]. IKAROS draws 569 Wikipedia views per month (space_probe category, ranking #32 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • IKAROS's instance of is recorded as space probe[3].
  • IKAROS's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[4].
  • IKAROS is operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency[5].
  • IKAROS's manufacturer is recorded as NEC Space Technologies[6].
  • IKAROS's developer is recorded as Institute of Space and Astronautical Science[7].
  • IKAROS is made of aluminium[8].
  • IKAROS is made of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer[9].
  • IKAROS is made of SAE 304 stainless steel[10].
  • IKAROS is made of polyimide[11].
  • IKAROS's Commons category is recorded as IKAROS[12].
  • IKAROS's space launch vehicle is recorded as H-IIA[13].
  • IKAROS's country of origin is recorded as Japan[14].
  • IKAROS's powered by is recorded as solar sail[15].
  • IKAROS's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[16].
  • IKAROS's type of orbit is recorded as heliocentric orbit[17].
  • IKAROS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as May 20, 2010[18].
  • IKAROS's significant event is recorded as design[19].
  • IKAROS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[20].
  • IKAROS's significant event is recorded as deployment[21].
  • IKAROS's significant event is recorded as flyby[22].
  • IKAROS's significant event is recorded as loss of signal[23].
  • IKAROS's significant event is recorded as mission termination[24].
  • IKAROS's official website is recorded as https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/missions/spacecraft/past/ikaros.html[25].
  • IKAROS's official website is recorded as https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/past/ikaros.html[26].
  • IKAROS's launch contractor is recorded as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[27].

Why It Matters

IKAROS draws 569 Wikipedia views per month (space_probe category, ranking #32 of 135).[2] IKAROS has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . jspec.jaxa.jp. jspec.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . darts.isas.jaxa.jp. darts.isas.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Jonathan's Space Report. jspec.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Flight status of IKAROS deep space solar sail demonstrator. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . isas.jaxa.jp. isas.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . global.jaxa.jp. global.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . isas.jaxa.jp. Retrieved . isas.jaxa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . eoportal.org. eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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