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Uncommon card · Science
Graveyard orbit, an Uncommon card
A graveyard orbit, also called a junk orbit or disposal orbit, is an orbit that lies away from common operational orbits.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 84
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 84 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Graveyard orbit quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Graveyard orbit card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One significant graveyard orbit is a ______ orbit well beyond geosynchronous orbit.
Answer
supersynchronous. One significant graveyard orbit is a supersynchronous orbit well beyond geosynchronous orbit. From the Graveyard orbit article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Maltitol. Maltitol 56 · Graveyard orbit 53 · Nymph 50 · Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S17 45 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Antagonist. Antagonist 170,000 · Maltitol 79,000 · Graveyard orbit 56,000 · Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S17 180 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- One significant graveyard orbit is a supersynchronous orbit well beyond geosynchronous orbit.
- Some satellites are moved into such orbits at the end of their operational life to reduce the probability of colliding with operational spacecraft and generating space debris.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Graveyard orbit article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Graveyard orbit
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Graveyard orbit in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Kanwal SibalUncommon · History · ATK 52 DEF 32
- NymphUncommon · Nature · ATK 50 DEF 34
- Roger Ashton-GriffithsUncommon · Arts · ATK 60 DEF 24
- Michael MiuUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 23
- Ammonium perchlorateUncommon · Science · ATK 52 DEF 32
- GlandUncommon · Nature · ATK 51 DEF 33
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Graveyard orbit (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
