# Cosmos 1123
**Wikidata**: [Q12907295](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12907295)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-1123

## Summary
Cosmos 1123 (also spelled Kosmos 1123) is a satellite of the Fram class that was launched on 21 August 1979. It was placed into flight by a Soviet Soyuz-U rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 and is catalogued with the satellite number 11496 and COSPAR ID 1979-076A.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 1123 is an instance of the Fram class.  
- Alternate name: Kosmos 1123.  
- COSPAR ID: 1979-076A.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 11496.  
- Launch date: 21 August 1979.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (Soviet Union).  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Recorded launch time (significant event): 11:10:00 on 21 August 1979 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "11496"].  
- Available Wikipedia language pages: Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 1123?
A: Cosmos 1123 is a spacecraft designated under the Kosmos/Cosmos naming series and is classified as an instance of the Fram class. It was launched on 21 August 1979.

### Q: When and from where was Cosmos 1123 launched?
A: Cosmos 1123 was launched on 21 August 1979 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41. The recorded launch time for the event is 11:10:00 on that date.

### Q: What rocket was used to launch Cosmos 1123?
A: The launch vehicle for Cosmos 1123 was a Soyuz-U rocket, a variant associated with the Soviet Union.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 1123 is a documented element of late-1970s space activity and contributes to the historical record of spacecraft launches from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using the Soyuz-U launch system. As an instance of the Fram class, the vehicle represents a specific platform type catalogued by international tracking systems (COSPAR 1979-076A, satellite catalog number 11496). These identifiers allow researchers, historians, and data systems to unambiguously reference the mission in databases and cross-language resources (noted by Wikipedia entries in multiple languages and a Wolfram Language entity). The launch details—date, exact launch site, and launch time—support archival timelines of Soviet-era launches and facilitate correlation with tracking, telemetry, and contemporaneous records. Even when mission-specific operational data are not present in a given source set, firm metadata such as classification, catalog numbers, and launch parameters make Cosmos 1123 a verifiable node in broader analyses of launch rates, vehicle usage (Soyuz-U), and space program activity for that period.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Fram class spacecraft.  
- Launch on 21 August 1979 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Use of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle.  
- International cataloging: COSPAR ID 1979-076A and satellite number 11496.  
- Presence in multiple-language Wikipedia entries and a Wolfram Language entity.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 1123 (alias Kosmos 1123).  
- Classification: Instance of the Fram class.  
- Catalog identifiers: COSPAR ID 1979-076A; satellite catalog number 11496.

### Identification and catalogs
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 11496.  
- COSPAR international designation: 1979-076A.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "11496"].  
- Wikipedia presence: articles available in mk, sh, sr languages.

### Launch
- Launch date: 1979-08-21.  
- Recorded launch time (significant event): 11:10:00 on 1979-08-21.  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (variant associated with the Soviet Union).

### Platform and classification
- Instance of: Fram class (as recorded in source properties).  
- Sitelink count (cross-references in source dataset): 3.

### Related classes and vehicle
- Related spacecraft class: Fram.  
- Launch vehicle class: Soyuz-U (noted as a Soyuz rocket design variant — Universal; country association: Soviet Union).

### Source identifiers
- Entry identifiers and references as recorded in the structured dataset: SCN 11496, COSPAR 1979-076A, Wolfram entity code, and sitelink metadata.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report