Q: When was Cosmos 1917 launched?

A: Cosmos 1917 was launched on February 17, 1988, at 00:23:22 UTC.

Q: What was the purpose of Cosmos 1917?

A: It was a navigation satellite in the GLONASS system, designed to provide global positioning data for military and civilian use.

Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 1917?

A: The satellite was launched using a Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM-2 upper stage.

Cosmos 1917

Vehicle Glonass Q12753518

Facts

8 properties

Instance of: GLONASS
Launch date: 1988-02-17
Launch vehicle: Proton-K
Significant event: rocket launch^[4]
Space launch vehicle: Proton-K^[2]
Space tug: Blok DM-2^[5]
Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200^[6]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: February 17, 1988^[3]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cosmos 1917 fr Kosmos 1917 ru Космос-1917

🔖 Identifiers · 3

COSPAR ID: 1988-009A
SCN: 18857
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "18857"]

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Instance of 1

GLONASS

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Proton-K

Space tug 1

Blok DM-2

Start point 1

Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200

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Summary

Cosmos 1917 is a GLONASS^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Cosmos 1917 — space launch vehicle (P375): Proton-K. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Cosmos 1917 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): February 17, 1988. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Cosmos 1917 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Cosmos 1917 — space tug (P1201): Blok DM-2. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Cosmos 1917 — start point (P1427): Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Cosmos 1917 is an instance of GLONASS (Q20744047) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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