Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:destroyedOnLaunch |
true
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Intelsat 708
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gptkbp:intendedCoverageArea |
gptkb:Asia-Pacific
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gptkbp:launchAccidentCasualties |
at least 6 fatalities (officially reported)
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gptkbp:launchAccidentLocation |
near Xichang, Sichuan, China
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gptkbp:launchDate |
1996-02-15
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gptkbp:launchFailure |
Long March 3B rocket veered off course and crashed
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gptkbp:launchMass |
3700 kg
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gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Center
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gptkbp:launchVehicle |
gptkb:Long_March_3B
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Space_Systems/Loral
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gptkbp:missionType |
communications
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
launch failure led to international controversy and export control changes
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gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Intelsat
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gptkbp:payload |
C-band transponders
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gptkbp:plannedOrbit |
geostationary
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gptkbp:spacecraft |
FS-1300
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1996_Intelsat_708_launch_failure
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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