# Cosmos 2220
**Wikidata**: [Q13566791](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566791)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2220

## Summary
Cosmos 2220 (also written Kosmos 2220) is a Soviet-era reconnaissance satellite of the Yantar-4K2 class that was launched on 20 November 1992. It carried the COSPAR identifier 1992-077A and is recorded with SCN (catalog) number 22226.

## Key Facts
- Instance type: Yantar-4K2 class (Soviet/Russian spy satellite).  
- COSPAR ID: 1992-077A.  
- SCN (catalog number): 22226.  
- Alias: Kosmos 2220.  
- Launch date: 1992-11-20.  
- Launch time (recorded event): 15:29:59 (rocket launch event on 1992-11-20).  
- Launch site / start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (a Soyuz rocket design variant).  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "22226"].  
- Wikipedia language coverage: entries exist in Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 2220?
A: Cosmos 2220 is a Yantar-4K2 class Soviet/Russian reconnaissance (spy) satellite, also designated Kosmos 2220, with COSPAR ID 1992-077A.

### Q: When and from where was Cosmos 2220 launched?
A: Cosmos 2220 was launched on 20 November 1992. The recorded rocket launch event occurred at 15:29:59 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 2220?
A: The satellite was launched on a Soyuz-U launch vehicle, a variant of the Soyuz rocket family.

### Q: How is Cosmos 2220 identified in catalogs?
A: It is identified by COSPAR ID 1992-077A and SCN (catalog number) 22226; it is also referenced in the Wolfram Language as Entity["Satellite", "22226"].

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2220 is a documented example of the Yantar-4K2 series, a class identified as Soviet/Russian reconnaissance satellites. As a Yantar-4K2 instance, it represents a component of post-Cold War Soviet/Russian space-based intelligence infrastructure. The launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 20 November 1992 using a Soyuz-U vehicle demonstrates continued operational use of established Soviet launch sites and rocket designs during this period. For researchers, historians, and satellite cataloguers, Cosmos 2220 provides a verifiable data point connecting spacecraft class (Yantar-4K2), vehicle (Soyuz-U), site (Plesetsk Site 43/4), and international identifiers (COSPAR and catalog numbers). Its multiple-language Wikipedia presence (hr, mk, sh, sr) and a Wolfram Language entry show that it has been recorded across several reference systems, aiding cross-referencing for technical, historical, and orbital data investigations.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Yantar-4K2 reconnaissance satellite class (Soviet/Russian spy satellite).  
- Launch date and time precisely recorded: 20 November 1992 at 15:29:59 from Plesetsk Site 43/4.  
- Dual identification across major catalogs: COSPAR ID 1992-077A and SCN 22226.  
- Launch vehicle: deployed on a Soyuz-U, a widely used Soyuz variant.  
- Presence in multiple language Wikipedias (hr, mk, sh, sr) and a Wolfram Language entity, supporting cross-referenced records.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 2220 (alias Kosmos 2220).  
- Class: Yantar-4K2 (documented as a Soviet/Russian spy satellite).  
- Primary identifiers: COSPAR 1992-077A; SCN 22226.

### Identification and Cataloging
- COSPAR identifier: 1992-077A (assigned to this object).  
- SCN (catalog number): 22226 (recorded in satellite catalog data).  
- Wolfram Language code: Entity["Satellite", "22226"].  
- Wikipedia coverage: entries available in Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

### Classification and Role
- Classified in the sources as Yantar-4K2 class, which is characterized in the provided material as a Soviet/Russian reconnaissance (spy) satellite type.  
- Listed as an instance of Yantar-4K2 in authoritative dataset references.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1992-11-20.  
- Significant recorded event: rocket launch at 15:29:59 on 1992-11-20.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4 (recorded as the start point).  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (a Soyuz rocket design variant identified as "Universal" in referenced class data).  
- Country association for launch vehicle: Soviet Union (as given for the Soyuz-U class).

### Related classes and entities
- Yantar-4K2: the satellite class to which Cosmos 2220 belongs; described in the sources as a Soviet/Russian spy satellite.  
- Soyuz-U: the rocket variant used to launch Cosmos 2220; identified in the provided data as a Soyuz design variant.

### Source and linkage counts
- Sitelink count: 4 (indicates multiple interlanguage or external links in the source dataset).  
- References in the structured properties point to a common dataset identifier used for the satellite record.

(All statements above are drawn from the provided source material.)

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report