# Cosmos 2198
**Wikidata**: [Q12753657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753657)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2198

## Summary
Cosmos 2198 (also Kosmos 2198) is a Strela-3 class military communications satellite. It was launched on 1992-07-13 by a Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 2198 is also listed under the alias Kosmos 2198.  
- Class: Strela-3 (a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite).  
- Launch date: 1992-07-13.  
- Launch time (qualified event): 17:41:40 on 1992-07-13 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32.  
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-3 (Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle).  
- COSPAR ID: 1992-042B.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 22035.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32 at 17:41:40 on 1992-07-13.  
- Wikipedia coverage exists in Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "22035"].

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 2198?
A: Cosmos 2198 is a Strela-3 class military communications satellite (also rendered Kosmos 2198). It is identified by COSPAR ID 1992-042B and SCN 22035.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 2198 launched?
A: It was launched on 1992-07-13 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32. The recorded launch time for the event is 17:41:40 on that date.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 2198?
A: Cosmos 2198 was launched by a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2198 is part of the Strela-3 family, a class of satellites designed for military communications. As a Strela-3 satellite, Cosmos 2198 contributed to the communications infrastructure used by military operators that deploy this class of spacecraft. Its launch on 1992-07-13 using the Tsyklon-3 launcher from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32 is a specific instance of continued satellite deployment using Soviet/Ukrainian launch systems. The satellite’s catalog and registry identifiers (COSPAR 1992-042B and SCN 22035) allow researchers and tracking organizations to reference its orbital record. Coverage in multiple language Wikipedias and a Wolfram Language entity entry indicate that Cosmos 2198 is a recognized object within public satellite catalogues and reference systems.

## Notable For
- Being a member of the Strela-3 class of Ukrainian military communications satellites.  
- Launched on 1992-07-13 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32 at 17:41:40.  
- Launched by the Tsyklon-3 Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.  
- Registered under COSPAR ID 1992-042B and Satellite Catalog Number 22035.  
- Documented in multiple language Wikipedias (hr, mk, sh, sr) and by a Wolfram Language entity code.

## Body

### Identification
- Official name: Cosmos 2198.  
- Alias: Kosmos 2198.  
- COSPAR identifier: 1992-042B.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 22035.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "22035"].

### Classification
- Instance of: Strela-3 class.  
- Strela-3: identified in the source material as a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1992-07-13.  
- Significant event recorded as: rocket launch.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32.  
- Recorded launch time: 17:41:40 (qualifier for the significant event).  
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-3 (described as a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle).

### Cataloging and references
- COSPAR ID (international designator): 1992-042B.  
- Satellite Catalog Number: 22035 (scn).  
- Reference metadata for the structured properties cites Q6272367 and Q200386 in the provided dataset (used as source references).

### Public presence
- Wikipedia language entries: Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).  
- Sitelink count noted as 4.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report