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ROSAT, a Common card
ROSAT was a German Aerospace Center-led satellite X-ray telescope, with instruments built by West Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,700
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
ROSAT quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the ROSAT card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
ROSAT operated for over eight years, ______ down on 12 February 1999.
Answer
shutting. ROSAT operated for over eight years, shutting down on 12 February 1999. From the ROSAT article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was launched on 1 June ____, on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on what was initially designed as an 18-month mission, with provision for up to five years of operation.
Answer
1990s. It was launched on 1 June 1990, on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on what was initially designed as an 18-month mission, with provision for up to five years of operation. From the ROSAT article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Victor J. Stenger. Victor J. Stenger 72 · ROSAT 68 · IT risk management 64 · Game Theorists 33 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- It was launched on 1 June 1990, on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on what was initially designed as an 18-month mission, with provision for up to five years of operation.
- ROSAT operated for over eight years, shutting down on 12 February 1999.
- In February 2011, it was reported that the 2,400 kg satellite was unlikely to burn up entirely while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere due to the large amount of ceramics and glass used in construction.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The ROSAT article was read about 4,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get ROSAT
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, ROSAT (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
