# Cosmos 1031
**Wikidata**: [Q12907265](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12907265)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-1031

## Summary
Cosmos 1031 (also spelled Kosmos 1031) is a Soviet-era spacecraft of the Zenit-4МКМ class. It was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 on 1978-09-09 at 15:00:00 aboard a Soyuz-U rocket and is cataloged as SCN 11022 with COSPAR ID 1978-085A.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 1031 is an instance of the Zenit-4МКМ spacecraft class.  
- COSPAR identifier: 1978-085A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 11022.  
- Launch date and time: 1978-09-09 at 15:00:00 (significant event: rocket launch).  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (a Soyuz rocket design variant associated with the Soviet Union).  
- Alternate name / alias: Kosmos 1031.  
- Siteline/wikipedia language links exist in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).  
- Recorded significant event for the spacecraft: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 on 1978-09-09.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 1031?
A: Cosmos 1031 is a spacecraft of the Zenit-4МКМ class launched by the Soviet space program. It is documented under COSPAR ID 1978-085A and SCN 11022.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 1031 launched?
A: It was launched on 1978-09-09 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41. The recorded launch time is 15:00:00 on that date.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 1031?
A: Cosmos 1031 was launched aboard a Soyuz-U launch vehicle, a variant of the Soyuz rocket family associated with the Soviet Union.

### Q: How is Cosmos 1031 identified in catalogues?
A: It is identified by COSPAR ID 1978-085A and satellite catalog number (SCN) 11022. It is also referenced under the alias Kosmos 1031.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 1031 is a documented element of Soviet spaceflight activity in 1978 and contributes to the historical record of spacecraft launches, vehicle use, and launch-site operations. As an instance of the Zenit-4МКМ class, its launch aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk reflects both the spacecraft classes and launch vehicles in operational use by the Soviet program at that time. Precise identifiers such as COSPAR ID 1978-085A and SCN 11022 allow orbital and historical databases to track the object, link telemetry or tracking records, and place the mission within the chronology of launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. For researchers, historians, or database maintainers, the recorded launch date, time, launch site, vehicle type, and classification provide verifiable data points necessary for cataloging, cross-referencing, and analyzing patterns in spacecraft deployment and launch vehicle utilization in the late 1970s Soviet space effort.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Zenit-4МКМ spacecraft class.  
- Launch on 1978-09-09 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 at 15:00:00.  
- Use of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle.  
- Official identifiers: COSPAR 1978-085A and SCN 11022.  
- Presence in multiple regional-language Wikipedia entries (mk, sh, sr).

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 1031 (alias Kosmos 1031).  
- Class/type: Zenit-4МКМ.  
- Documented as part of Soviet launch activity in 1978.

### Identifiers
- COSPAR ID: 1978-085A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 11022.  
- Sitlink/wikipedia languages recorded: mk, sh, sr.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1978-09-09.  
- Recorded launch time: 15:00:00 (significant_event qualifier).  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U.

### Classification and relations
- Instance of: Zenit-4МКМ (spacecraft class).  
- Related launch vehicle class: Soyuz-U, a Soyuz rocket design variant associated with the Soviet Union.

### Records and references
- Event recorded as a rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 on 1978-09-09.  
- Cataloging entries include SCN 11022 and COSPAR 1978-085A.

(Information in this entry is drawn solely from the provided structured source material.)

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report