MEASAT-3

former Malaysian communications satellite
Vehicle communications_satellite Q6715252
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MEASAT-3

Summary

MEASAT-3 is a communications satellite[1]. MEASAT-3 ranks in the top 3% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MEASAT-3 is in the country of Malaysia[3].
  • MEASAT-3's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[4].
  • MEASAT-3's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • MEASAT-3's operator is recorded as MEASAT Satellite Systems[6].
  • MEASAT-3's follows is recorded as MEASAT-2[7].
  • MEASAT-3's followed by is recorded as MEASAT-3a[8].
  • MEASAT-3's manufacturer is recorded as Boeing Defense, Space & Security[9].
  • MEASAT-3's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-056A[10].
  • MEASAT-3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-M[11].
  • MEASAT-3's SCN is recorded as 29648[12].
  • MEASAT-3's powered by is recorded as R-4D[13].
  • MEASAT-3's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[14].
  • MEASAT-3's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit[15].
  • MEASAT-3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-12-11T00:00:00Z[16].
  • MEASAT-3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05qbc40[17].
  • MEASAT-3's spacecraft bus is recorded as Boeing 601[18].
  • MEASAT-3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[19].
  • MEASAT-3's significant event is recorded as failure[20].
  • MEASAT-3's significant event is recorded as service retirement[21].
  • MEASAT-3's space tug is recorded as Briz-M[22].
  • MEASAT-3's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200[23].
  • MEASAT-3's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4765'}[24].
  • MEASAT-3's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "29648"][25].
  • MEASAT-3's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2006-056A[26].

Why It Matters

MEASAT-3 ranks in the top 3% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . space.com. space.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lowyat.net. lowyat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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