# Gals

> Russian satelite

**Wikidata**: [Q5519323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5519323)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gals_(satellite))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gals-q5519323

## Summary
Gals is a Russian communications satellite. It is classified as a communications satellite (an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications) and is also known by the alias 17F71.

## Key Facts
- Gals is described on Wikidata as a "Russian satelite."
- Gals is subclassed as a communications satellite (an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications).
- Alias: 17F71.
- Freebase ID: /m/05f6yds.
- Wikidata property indicates a "different_from" relationship with an entity named Gals.
- Wikipedia title: "Gals (satellite)".
- Wikipedia pages exist for Gals (satellite) in German, English, French, and Galician (de, en, fr, gl).
- Wikidata sitelink_count for this entity: 4.
- The parent class "communications satellite" is noted as an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications (parent class sitelink_count: 66).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Gals?
A: Gals is a Russian communications satellite. It is classified in knowledge bases as a communications satellite (an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications).

### Q: Is Gals known by any other names or identifiers?
A: Yes. Gals has the alias 17F71 and the Freebase identifier /m/05f6yds.

### Q: Where can I find more information about Gals?
A: Gals appears on Wikipedia under the title "Gals (satellite)" with pages in German, English, French, and Galician. It is also represented in knowledge bases such as Wikidata and Freebase.

### Q: Is Gals associated with any other entities of the same name?
A: Wikidata records a "different_from" relationship with an entity named Gals, indicating a distinction between this satellite entry and another similarly named item.

## Why It Matters
As a communications satellite, Gals belongs to a class of artificial satellites that enable telecommunications services such as voice, data, and broadcast relay. Communications satellites are fundamental infrastructure for national and international communications networks; being identified as a Russian communications satellite places Gals within Russia’s space and telecommunications ecosystem. Even with limited publicly aggregated metadata, entries like Gals in knowledge bases (Wikidata, Freebase, and Wikipedia) serve as nodes that connect technical identifiers, language-specific documentation, and classification data. That connectivity aids researchers, operators, and analysts in tracking satellite programs, cross-referencing identifiers (for example, 17F71 and /m/05f6yds), and distinguishing between similarly named entities. For anyone investigating Russian space assets, telecommunications history, or structured data about satellites, Gals is a verifiable, citable item linking those domains.

## Notable For
- Alias 17F71, providing an alternate technical designation.
- Classified explicitly as a communications satellite (artificial satellite for telecommunications).
- Presence on Wikipedia under "Gals (satellite)" with pages in four languages (de, en, fr, gl).
- Represented in knowledge bases with a Freebase ID (/m/05f6yds) and Wikidata metadata.

## Body
### Overview
- Entity name: Gals.
- Described on Wikidata as a "Russian satelite."
- Classified as a communications satellite, i.e., an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications.

### Identifiers and names
- Primary alias: 17F71.
- Freebase identifier: /m/05f6yds.
- Wikipedia article title: "Gals (satellite)".

### Classification & relationships
- Subclass of: communications satellite (artificial satellite designed for telecommunications).
- Parent class metadata: communications satellite entry has sitelink_count: 66.
- Wikidata lists a "different_from" relationship pointing to another entity named Gals, indicating this entry is distinct from that other item.

### Presence in public knowledge bases
- Wikidata description: "Russian satelite."
- Wikidata sitelink_count for this entity: 4.
- Wikipedia language availability: German (de), English (en), French (fr), Galician (gl).
- Freebase mapping exists under /m/05f6yds.

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