# Cosmos 1898
**Wikidata**: [Q13566725](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566725)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-1898

## Summary
Cosmos 1898 (also written Kosmos 1898) is a Strela-2M class Soviet/Russian communications satellite launched on 1 December 1987. It was placed into orbit by a Kosmos-3M rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 (launch event recorded at 14:15:45 UTC) and is identified by COSPAR ID 1987-098A and Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 18585.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 1898 is an instance of the Strela-2M communications satellite class.  
- COSPAR identifier: 1987-098A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 18585.  
- Launch date: 1987-12-01 (1 December 1987).  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M rocket.  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133.  
- Recorded launch event time: 14:15:45 (qualifier for the Plesetsk Site 133 launch on 1987-12-01).  
- Alternate name / alias: Kosmos 1898.  
- Language entries on Wikipedia: Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian/old code (sh), Serbian (sr).  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "18585"].

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 1898?
A: Cosmos 1898 is a Strela-2M communications satellite launched by the Soviet/Russian space program and cataloged under COSPAR ID 1987-098A and SCN 18585.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 1898 launched?
A: It was launched on 1 December 1987 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133. The recorded launch event time for that site on that date is 14:15:45.

### Q: Which rocket placed Cosmos 1898 into orbit?
A: The satellite was launched aboard a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 1898 is part of the Strela-2M family, a model of Soviet/Russian communications satellites. As an individual satellite within that class, it contributed to the broader constellation and capability maintained by the Soviet/Russian space program for communications purposes. Its launch by a Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Cosmodrome demonstrates the routine operational use of mid-sized Russian launch infrastructure during the late 1980s. Identifiers such as COSPAR 1987-098A and SCN 18585 provide persistent cataloguing that supports tracking, historical records, and data interoperability across satellite registries and scientific databases. The satellite’s presence in multiple-language Wikipedia entries and its Wolfram Language entity code indicate that it is a recognized object in public and technical reference sources. For researchers, historians, and space-traffic analysts, Cosmos 1898 is a discrete, documented example of Cold War-era Soviet satellite deployment and the logistics of maintaining orbital communications assets.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Strela-2M communications satellite class.  
- Launch aboard the Kosmos-3M rocket on 1 December 1987.  
- Launch origin: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 with a recorded event time of 14:15:45 (on 1987-12-01).  
- Official identifiers: COSPAR ID 1987-098A and SCN 18585.  
- Presence in multiple public reference sources (Wikipedia language entries and Wolfram entity code).

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 1898 (alias: Kosmos 1898).  
- Class: Strela-2M (a model of Soviet/Russian communications satellite).  
- Catalog identifiers: COSPAR ID 1987-098A; Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 18585.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1 December 1987.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M.  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133.  
- Significant event record: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 at 14:15:45 on 1987-12-01.

### Classification and identifiers
- Instance of: Strela-2M (communication satellite class).  
- COSPAR: 1987-098A.  
- SCN (NORAD Satellite Catalog Number): 18585.  
- Wolfram Language entry: Entity["Satellite", "18585"].

### Reference and public records
- Appears in multiple-language Wikipedia entries (mk, sh, sr).  
- Structured references for launch and classification are recorded in the supplied data source entries.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report