# Cosmos 1423
**Wikidata**: [Q12753263](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753263)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-1423

## Summary
Cosmos 1423 (also spelled Kosmos 1423) is a communications satellite launched on 8 December 1982. It was launched from Gagarin's Start by a Molniya-M launch vehicle and is identified by COSPAR ID 1982-115A and scn 13685.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 1423 is classified as a communications satellite (instance_of: communications satellite).
- Launch date: 1982-12-08.
- COSPAR ID: 1982-115A.
- scn: 13685.
- Launch vehicle: Molniya-M.
- Launch site (start_point): Gagarin's Start.
- Significant event: rocket launch on 1982-12-08 at 13:46:00 from Gagarin's Start.
- Aliases: Kosmos 1423.
- External identifiers: Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/1232js24; Wolfram Language entity code Entity["Satellite", "13685"].
- Wikipedia language pages: Macedonian (mk), Portuguese (pt), Serbo-Croatian / Serbo-Croat (sh), Serbian (sr). Sitelink count: 4.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 1423?
A: Cosmos 1423 is a communications satellite (also spelled Kosmos 1423) launched on 8 December 1982 and catalogued with COSPAR ID 1982-115A.

### Q: When and from where was Cosmos 1423 launched?
A: It was launched on 1982-12-08 from Gagarin's Start. The recorded launch time for the rocket event is 13:46:00 on that date.

### Q: Which rocket launched Cosmos 1423?
A: Cosmos 1423 was launched by a Molniya-M launch vehicle.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 1423 is significant as a documented example of a communications satellite deployed in the early 1980s. Communications satellites are artificial satellites designed for telecommunications, and Cosmos 1423 belongs to this class, carrying the identifiers and launch details that make it traceable in spaceflight records (COSPAR ID 1982-115A; scn 13685). Its launch from Gagarin's Start by a Molniya-M rocket on 8 December 1982 places it within the operational practices and launcher usage of that period. For researchers, historians, and cataloguers of space activity, Cosmos 1423 provides a verifiable data point: a named satellite with precise launch timing, launch site, vehicle, and multiple external identifiers (Google Knowledge Graph and Wolfram Language entries). Its presence across several language Wikipedias (mk, pt, sh, sr) and a sitelink count of 4 indicates available public references. In sum, Cosmos 1423 matters as part of the documented record of communications-satellite deployments and launch operations of its era.

## Notable For
- Classification as a communications satellite with COSPAR ID 1982-115A.
- Recorded scn value of 13685 for cataloguing and identification.
- Launch on 1982-12-08 from the historic Gagarin's Start launch site.
- Use of the Molniya-M launch vehicle for deployment.
- Multiple external identifiers (Google Knowledge Graph and Wolfram Language entries) and Wikipedia pages in four languages.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 1423 (alias: Kosmos 1423).
- Type: Communications satellite (an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications).
- Identifiers: COSPAR ID 1982-115A; scn 13685.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1982-12-08.
- Launch site / start point: Gagarin's Start.
- Launch vehicle: Molniya-M.
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch on 1982-12-08 at 13:46:00 from Gagarin's Start.

### Classification and purpose
- Instance of: communications satellite.
- Class description (related): communications satellite — artificial satellite designed for telecommunications.

### Cataloguing and external identifiers
- scn: 13685 (recorded in the provided structured data).
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/1232js24.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "13685"].
- COSPAR ID: 1982-115A.

### Public and reference links
- Wikipedia language pages available in: mk, pt, sh, sr.
- Sitelink count: 4.

### Recorded metadata
- Alias listing: Kosmos 1423.
- Significant_event qualifiers: launch location noted as Gagarin's Start with event time 13:46:00 on 1982-12-08.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report