R-17 Elbrus

tactical ballistic missile initially developed by the Soviet Union
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R-17 Elbrus

Summary

R-17 Elbrus is a missile model[1]. It draws 168 Wikipedia views per month (missile_model category, ranking #193 of 688).[2]

Key Facts

  • R-17 Elbrus's image is recorded as Rakieta wz8K-14 SCUD RB.jpg[3].
  • R-17 Elbrus's instance of is recorded as missile model[4].
  • Mount Elbrus is named after R-17 Elbrus[5].
  • R-17 Elbrus's manufacturer is recorded as Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau[6].
  • R-17 Elbrus's developer is recorded as Viktor Makeyev[7].
  • R-17 Elbrus's subclass of is recorded as R-11 missile family[8].
  • R-17 Elbrus's Commons category is recorded as SS-1C Scud B[9].
  • R-17 Elbrus's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[10].
  • R-17 Elbrus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_0k6s[11].
  • R-17 Elbrus's service entry is recorded as +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • R-17 Elbrus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scud missiles[13].
  • R-17 Elbrus's described by source is recorded as Jane's Weapon Systems 1972-73[14].
  • R-17 Elbrus's described by source is recorded as Jane's Weapon Systems 1973-74[15].

Body

Designation and Status

R-17 Elbrus's instance of is recorded as missile model[4].

History and Context

Mount Elbrus is named after R-17 Elbrus[5].

Why It Matters

R-17 Elbrus draws 168 Wikipedia views per month (missile_model category, ranking #193 of 688).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jane's Weapon Systems 1972-73. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jane's Weapon Systems 1973-74. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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