# Cosmos 2256
**Wikidata**: [Q12753680](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753680)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2256

## Summary
Cosmos 2256 is a Ukrainian Strela-3 military communications satellite launched on June 24, 1993, aboard a Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32. It is part of a constellation designed to support secure military communications.

## Key Facts
- **Launch Date**: June 24, 1993
- **Launch Vehicle**: Tsyklon-3 (Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle)
- **Launch Site**: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32
- **COSPAR ID**: 1993-038E
- **Satellite Catalog Number (SCN)**: 22691
- **Class**: Strela-3 military communications satellite
- **Launch Time**: 04:12:41 UTC

## FAQs
### Q: When was Cosmos 2256 launched?
A: Cosmos 2256 was launched on June 24, 1993, at 04:12:41 UTC.

### Q: What was the purpose of Cosmos 2256?
A: It was a military communications satellite designed to support secure communications as part of the Strela-3 constellation.

### Q: What rocket was used to launch Cosmos 2256?
A: The satellite was launched using a Tsyklon-3 rocket, a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2256 is significant as part of Ukraine’s Strela-3 satellite constellation, which played a critical role in military communications during the post-Soviet era. As a component of this network, it contributed to secure data transmission for defense operations. The use of the Tsyklon-3 rocket underscores its connection to Soviet and Ukrainian space technology, reflecting broader geopolitical and strategic investments in satellite infrastructure. Its launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome highlights the continuity of space activities at this historic site, even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

## Notable For
- Part of the Strela-3 military communications satellite constellation.
- Launched via a Tsyklon-3 rocket, a key Soviet/Ukrainian launch vehicle.
- Deployed from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32, a major space launch facility.
- Identified by COSPAR ID 1993-038E and SCN 22691.

## Body
### Launch Details
- **Date/Time**: June 24, 1993, at 04:12:41 UTC
- **Launch Site**: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32
- **Vehicle**: Tsyklon-3, a Soviet-developed expendable launch vehicle operated by Ukraine

### Satellite Specifications
- **Class**: Strela-3, a Ukrainian military communications satellite
- **Identifiers**:
  - **COSPAR ID**: 1993-038E
  - **Satellite Catalog Number (SCN)**: 22691

### Mission Context
- **Purpose**: To provide secure military communications as part of the Strela-3 constellation.
- **Constellation Role**: Strela-3 satellites operated in a low Earth orbit network to ensure continuous coverage for strategic communications.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report