# Cosmos 1957
**Wikidata**: [Q12753539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753539)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-1957

## Summary
Cosmos 1957 is a Resource-F1 14F43-class satellite launched on 1988-07-07. It was delivered by a Soyuz-U rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16 and is catalogued with COSPAR ID 1988-057A and satellite catalog number 19276.

## Key Facts
- Instance type: Resource-F1 14F43 class spacecraft (instance_of: Resource-F1 14F43).  
- COSPAR identifier: 1988-057A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 19276.  
- Alternate name: Kosmos 1957.  
- Launch date: 1988-07-07.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (Soyuz rocket design variant — Universal; country: Soviet Union).  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16.  
- Significant event: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16 at 08:05:00 on 1988-07-07.  
- External database entry: Wolfram Language entity Entity["Satellite", "19276"].  
- Available Wikipedia language pages: Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 1957?
A: Cosmos 1957 is a Resource-F1 14F43-class satellite that was launched on 1988-07-07. It is catalogued under COSPAR ID 1988-057A and satellite catalog number 19276.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 1957 launched?
A: Cosmos 1957 was launched on 1988-07-07 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16. The recorded launch time for the significant event is 08:05:00 on that date.

### Q: Which rocket launched Cosmos 1957?
A: The satellite was launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle, a Universal variant of the Soyuz rocket family associated with the Soviet Union.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 1957 is a tracked spacecraft with standardized identifiers that allow it to be referenced and studied in international satellite catalogs and scientific databases. Its COSPAR ID (1988-057A) and satellite catalog number (19276) permit unambiguous identification across space-object tracking systems and research resources such as the Wolfram Language entity registry. The launch demonstrates operational use of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16, reflecting a specific mission instance within ongoing launch activity at that facility. For historians, catalogers, and analysts, entries like Cosmos 1957 provide verifiable data points — precise launch date and time, launch vehicle, and launch site — that support longitudinal studies of launch frequency, vehicle usage, and program activity. The availability of Wikipedia pages in multiple languages and inclusion in reference databases ensures the object’s recorded presence in public and technical records.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Resource-F1 14F43 spacecraft class.  
- Carrying the COSPAR identifier 1988-057A and satellite catalog number 19276.  
- Launch aboard a Soyuz-U rocket, a Universal variant of the Soyuz design.  
- Launch conducted from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16 on 1988-07-07 at 08:05:00.  
- Presence in external data systems, including a Wolfram Language satellite entity.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 1957 (alias: Kosmos 1957).  
- Class: Resource-F1 14F43.  
- Primary recorded event: rocket launch.

### Identification and cataloguing
- COSPAR ID: 1988-057A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 19276.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "19276"].  
- Wikipedia language entries recorded for mk, sh, sr.  
- Sitelink count: 3.

### Launch details
- Launch date (UTC date given in records): 1988-07-07.  
- Significant event recorded: "rocket launch" with qualifiers:  
  - Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16.  
  - Time: 08:05:00.  
  - Point in time: 1988-07-07.  
- Start point / launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16.

### Launch vehicle
- Vehicle used: Soyuz-U.  
- Soyuz-U is listed as a Soyuz rocket design variant (Universal).  
- Associated country for the Soyuz-U design variant in the record: Soviet Union.

### Classification and references
- Classified as an instance of Resource-F1 14F43 with supporting reference.  
- Records and identifiers are cited in cataloging and database entries (COSPAR, SCN, Wolfram).

### External records and languages
- Wikipedia pages exist in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).  
- The object is represented in external computational resources via the Wolfram Language entity for satellites.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report