# Cosmos 2112
**Wikidata**: [Q12753616](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753616)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2112

## Summary
Cosmos 2112 is a Strela-2M class Soviet/Russian communications satellite launched on 10 December 1990. It was placed into orbit from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle and is catalogued under COSPAR ID 1990-111A and Satellite Catalog Number 21014.

## Key Facts
- Registered as Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 21014.  
- Also known by the alias Kosmos 2112.  
- COSPAR ID: 1990-111A.  
- Instance of the Strela-2M model of Soviet/Russian communications satellite.  
- Launch date: 1990-12-10.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 133.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M (Russian rocket class).  
- Significant event: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 at 07:54:59 on 1990-12-10.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "21014"].  
- Linked Wikipedia language entries recorded for mk, sh, sr (sitelink_count: 3).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 2112?
A: Cosmos 2112 is a Strela-2M communications satellite (also catalogued as Kosmos 2112) launched on 10 December 1990 and assigned COSPAR ID 1990-111A.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 2112 launched?
A: It was launched on 1990-12-10 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133. The recorded launch time for the event is 07:54:59.

### Q: What launch vehicle placed Cosmos 2112 into orbit?
A: Cosmos 2112 was launched by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle, a Russian rocket class.

### Q: How is Cosmos 2112 catalogued in databases?
A: It is catalogued with Satellite Catalog Number 21014 and COSPAR ID 1990-111A, and appears in the Wolfram Language as Entity["Satellite", "21014"].

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2112 is a documented member of the Strela-2M family of Soviet/Russian communications satellites. As part of that class, it represents a unit in the sustained series of satellite deployments that supported Soviet and later Russian communications infrastructure. Its launch using the Kosmos-3M vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome is an example of the routine orbital deployment practices of the period. The satellite's formal identifiers (SCN 21014, COSPAR 1990-111A) and its recording in technical catalogs and reference systems ensure it is trackable in spaceflight records and databases. For researchers, historians, and cataloguers of space activity, Cosmos 2112 provides a verifiable data point for launch manifests, vehicle performance records, and the operational history of the Strela-2M satellite family. Its inclusion in multiple language Wikipedias and in the Wolfram Knowledgebase shows continued recognition in reference sources.

## Notable For
- Being a Strela-2M model communications satellite, part of a recognized Soviet/Russian satellite class.  
- Official satellite identifiers: COSPAR ID 1990-111A and SCN 21014.  
- Launched on 1990-12-10 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 at 07:54:59.  
- Launched by the Kosmos-3M Russian launch vehicle.  
- Listed in reference systems such as the Wolfram Language (Entity["Satellite","21014"]) and multiple Wikipedia language pages (mk, sh, sr).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 2112 (alias Kosmos 2112).  
- Class: Strela-2M (model of Soviet/Russian communications satellite).  
- Primary identifiers: SCN 21014; COSPAR 1990-111A.

### Identification and catalog numbers
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 21014.  
- COSPAR ID: 1990-111A.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "21014"].

### Classification and purpose
- Instance of: Strela-2M.  
- Strela-2M is described as a model of Soviet/Russian communications satellite.

### Launch details
- Launch date (UTC): 1990-12-10.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 133.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M (Russian rocket class).  
- Recorded significant event: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 at 07:54:59 on 1990-12-10.

### Related classes and links
- Related satellite class: Strela-2M (communications satellite model).  
- Related launch vehicle class: Kosmos-3M (Russian rocket; historically associated with the Soviet Union and Russia).  
- Wikipedia language links present for mk, sh, sr (sitelink_count: 3).

### Reference entries
- Source identifiers and references used in cataloging include the launch and catalog records tied to SCN 21014 and COSPAR 1990-111A.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report