R-73

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R-73

Summary

R-73 is a missile model[1]. R-73 ranks in the top 6% of missile_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • R-73's image is recorded as R-73 HuAF.jpg[3].
  • R-73's instance of is recorded as missile model[4].
  • R-73's manufacturer is recorded as Vympel[5].
  • R-73's subclass of is recorded as air-to-air missile[6].
  • R-73's subclass of is recorded as surface-to-air missile[7].
  • R-73's Commons category is recorded as Vympel R-73[8].
  • R-73's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[9].
  • R-73's NATO reporting name is recorded as Archer[10].
  • R-73's guidance system is recorded as infrared homing[11].
  • R-73's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h8hf[12].
  • R-73's service entry is recorded as +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • R-73's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/AA-11-Archer[14].
  • R-73's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.9'}[15].
  • R-73's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+105'}[16].
  • R-73's vehicle range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30'}[17].
  • R-73's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+17'}[18].

Body

Physical Characteristics

R-73's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.9'}[15].

Designation and Status

R-73's instance of is recorded as missile model[4].

Why It Matters

R-73 ranks in the top 6% of missile_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2] R-73 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] R-73 is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_r-73_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{R-73}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/r-73}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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