Sirius FM-2

decommissioned communications satellite operated by SiriusXM
Vehicle communications_satellite Q7530381
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Sirius FM-2

Summary

Sirius FM-2 is a communications satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sirius FM-2 is in the country of United States[3].
  • Sirius FM-2's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[4].
  • Sirius FM-2's follows is recorded as Sirius FM-1[5].
  • Sirius FM-2's followed by is recorded as Sirius FM-3[6].
  • Sirius FM-2's manufacturer is recorded as Lanteris Space Systems[7].
  • Sirius FM-2's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2000-051A[8].
  • Sirius FM-2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-K[9].
  • Sirius FM-2's SCN is recorded as 26483[10].
  • Sirius FM-2's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Sirius FM-2's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[12].
  • Sirius FM-2's type of orbit is recorded as Tundra orbit[13].
  • Sirius FM-2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2000-09-05T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Sirius FM-2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zrw86[15].
  • Sirius FM-2's spacecraft bus is recorded as Lanteris 1300[16].
  • Sirius FM-2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[17].
  • Sirius FM-2's significant event is recorded as spacecraft decommissioning[18].
  • Sirius FM-2's space tug is recorded as Blok DM-2M[19].
  • Sirius FM-2's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23[20].
  • Sirius FM-2's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3800'}[21].
  • Sirius FM-2's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2000-051A[22].

Why It Matters

Sirius FM-2 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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