# Cosmos 1590
**Wikidata**: [Q13566668](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566668)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-1590

## Summary
Cosmos 1590 (also spelled Kosmos 1590) is a Soviet-era satellite launched on 16 August 1984. It is an instance of the Resurs-F1 17F41 spacecraft class and was placed into space by a Soyuz-U rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.

## Key Facts
- Official COSPAR ID: 1984-087A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 15197.  
- Common name / alias: Kosmos 1590.  
- Spacecraft class / instance_of: Resurs-F1 17F41.  
- Launch date: 16 August 1984.  
- Launch time (significant event): 09:50:00 on 16 August 1984 (as recorded for the launch event).  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (the Soyuz rocket Universal variant, associated with the Soviet Union).  
- Wikidata / external identifiers: Wolfram Language entity Entity["Satellite","15197"].  
- Wikipedia presence: articles available in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 1590?
A: Cosmos 1590 is a Soviet satellite, an instance of the Resurs-F1 17F41 class, launched on 16 August 1984 and cataloged under COSPAR ID 1984-087A and SCN 15197.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 1590 launched?
A: Cosmos 1590 was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 on 16 August 1984. The recorded launch event time is 09:50:00 on that date.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 1590?
A: The satellite was launched aboard a Soyuz-U launch vehicle, the Universal variant of the Soyuz family associated with the Soviet Union.

### Q: How is Cosmos 1590 identified in scientific databases?
A: Key identifiers include COSPAR ID 1984-087A, satellite catalog number 15197, and the Wolfram Language entity Entity["Satellite","15197"].

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 1590 is part of the Resurs-F1 17F41 family and contributes to the historical record of Soviet space activity in the 1980s. Its launch details—date, precise launch time, launch site, and launch vehicle—are concrete data points used in orbital catalogs, historical studies, and databases that track spacecraft provenance and movements. Identifiers such as the COSPAR ID (1984-087A) and satellite catalog number (15197) allow researchers and operators to unambiguously reference the object across international registries and analytic tools (for example, the Wolfram Language entity). The presence of Wikipedia articles in multiple languages indicates that the satellite is documented across regional sources, supporting multinational access to its basic metadata. For archivists, orbital analysts, and historians of spaceflight, Cosmos 1590 is a discrete, well-identified example of a Resurs-F1 class launch and of Soyuz-U operational use from Plesetsk during the Soviet era.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Resurs-F1 17F41 spacecraft class.  
- Launch on 16 August 1984 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 at 09:50:00.  
- Deployment by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle (the Soviet Universal variant).  
- Clear international identifiers: COSPAR 1984-087A and SCN 15197.  
- Recorded in multiple language Wikipedias (mk, sh, sr) and as Wolfram Entity["Satellite","15197"].

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 1590 (alias: Kosmos 1590).  
- Classified as an instance of the Resurs-F1 17F41 spacecraft class.  
- Identifiers include COSPAR ID 1984-087A and satellite catalog number 15197.

### Identifiers and External Codes
- COSPAR ID: 1984-087A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 15197.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite","15197"].  
- Wikipedia language coverage: mk, sh, sr (three sitelinks).

### Launch details
- Launch date: 16 August 1984.  
- Recorded launch time: 09:50:00 (qualifier associated with the significant event).  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (a Soyuz rocket design variant identified as the Universal variant; associated with the Soviet Union).

### Spacecraft class
- Instance_of: Resurs-F1 17F41.  
- The entry records Cosmos 1590 as a member of the Resurs-F1 17F41 class according to the supplied structured data.

### Significant event (as recorded)
- Event type: rocket launch.  
- Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Point in time: 16 August 1984 at 09:50:00.

### Data provenance
- Core structured properties and event qualifiers are taken from the provided metadata set (including identifiers, launch parameters, and class association).

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report