# Cosmos 2051
**Wikidata**: [Q12753586](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753586)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2051

## Summary
Cosmos 2051 (also Kosmos 2051) is a military artificial satellite launched on 24 November 1989. It was placed into orbit as COSPAR ID 1989-092A after a Tsyklon-2 rocket launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 2051 is a military satellite (an artificial satellite used for military purposes).  
- COSPAR identifier: 1989-092A.  
- Satellite catalog / SCN value: 20334.  
- Launch date: 1989-11-24.  
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-2 (a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle).  
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90.  
- Recorded launch time (significant event): 1989-11-24 at 23:22:00 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90.  
- Alias: Kosmos 2051.  
- External identifier: Wolfram Language entity code Entity["Satellite", "20334"].  
- Wikipedia language pages available: Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 2051?
A: Cosmos 2051 is a military satellite—an artificial satellite used for military purposes—identified as COSPAR 1989-092A and catalogued with SCN 20334.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 2051 launched?
A: It was launched on 24 November 1989 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90, with the recorded launch event time 23:22:00 on that date.

### Q: Which launch vehicle carried Cosmos 2051 into orbit?
A: Cosmos 2051 was launched aboard a Tsyklon-2 rocket, a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2051 is part of the Kosmos series of satellites designated for military use, representing a class of space assets that support national defense and security functions. Its launch in late 1989 places it within a period of sustained military satellite deployment using expendable launch vehicles such as the Tsyklon-2. The flight demonstrates the operational use of the Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90 as a launch point for military orbital insertions. Identifiers like COSPAR 1989-092A and SCN 20334 provide stable references for tracking, cataloging, and cross-referencing the object across space situational awareness systems and scientific databases (for example, the Wolfram Language entity code). Even when detailed mission specifics are not publicly available, entries like Cosmos 2051 are relevant for historical records of space activity, analyses of military space capabilities, and the study of launch vehicle utilization patterns.

## Notable For
- Being a designated military satellite (Kosmos series) with COSPAR ID 1989-092A.  
- Launch on 24 November 1989 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90 at 23:22:00.  
- Use of the Tsyklon-2 launch vehicle, a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable rocket.  
- Catalogued with SCN 20334 and represented in the Wolfram Language as Entity["Satellite", "20334"].  
- Presence in multiple language Wikipedias (mk, sh, sr).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 2051 (alias: Kosmos 2051).  
- Classification: Military satellite (artificial satellite used for military purpose).  
- Identifiers: COSPAR 1989-092A; SCN 20334; Wolfram entity Entity["Satellite", "20334"].

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1989-11-24.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90 on 1989-11-24 at 23:22:00.  
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-2, described as a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.  
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 90.

### Classification and records
- Instance of: military satellite.  
- COSPAR ID: 1989-092A.  
- Satellite catalog number / SCN: 20334.  
- External references: Wolfram Language entity code Entity["Satellite", "20334"].

### Public references and language coverage
- Wikipedia pages exist in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).  
- Sitelink count in source material: 3.

### Source references
- All structured properties and event details are drawn from the provided dataset entries and associated references.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report