# Cosmos 2271
**Wikidata**: [Q12907620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12907620)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2271

## Summary
Cosmos 2271 (also Kosmos 2271) is a Strela-3–class military communications satellite launched on 1994-02-12. It was placed into orbit by a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle and is cataloged under COSPAR ID 1994-011D and satellite catalog number 23002.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 2271 is an instance of the Strela-3 class, a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.
- COSPAR ID: 1994-011D.
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 23002.
- Alternate name/alias: Kosmos 2271.
- Launch date: 1994-02-12.
- Recorded launch event time: 08:54:13 (on 1994-02-12).
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-3, a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "23002"].
- Wikipedia-language coverage: hr, mk, sh, sr.

## FAQs
### Q: What type of satellite is Cosmos 2271?
A: Cosmos 2271 is a Strela-3–class military communications satellite. The Strela-3 class is identified as a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.

### Q: When and how was Cosmos 2271 launched?
A: Cosmos 2271 was launched on 1994-02-12. The documented rocket launch event occurred at 08:54:13 and the launch vehicle used was a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle.

### Q: What are the catalog identifiers for Cosmos 2271?
A: Cosmos 2271 is cataloged with COSPAR ID 1994-011D and satellite catalog number 23002.

### Q: Does Cosmos 2271 have other names or records in databases?
A: Yes. It is also known as Kosmos 2271 and appears in the Wolfram Language as Entity["Satellite", "23002"]. It has Wikipedia pages in several South Slavic languages (hr, mk, sh, sr).

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2271 is part of the Strela-3 family of military communications satellites, which serve to provide secure communications capability for military users. As a Strela-3–class spacecraft launched in 1994, it represents a continuation of Cold War–era Soviet/Ukrainian satellite communications technology into the post-Soviet period. Its launch on a Tsyklon-3 vehicle ties it to the Soviet/Ukrainian launch infrastructure and to the series of expendable launch vehicles used for placing military and civilian payloads into orbit. Catalog identifiers such as COSPAR ID 1994-011D and SCN 23002 allow the satellite to be tracked and referenced in international space object registries and technical databases. For researchers, historians, and satellite-tracking communities, Cosmos 2271 provides a concrete data point in studies of Strela-3 deployments, launch vehicle usage in the early 1990s, and the evolution of military communications satellite constellations.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Strela-3 class, a Ukrainian military communications satellite type.
- Launch date and time: 1994-02-12 at 08:54:13 (documented rocket launch event).
- Use of the Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle for orbital insertion.
- Official catalog identifiers: COSPAR ID 1994-011D and SCN 23002.
- Presence in multiple language Wikipedias (hr, mk, sh, sr) and representation in technical databases (Wolfram entity code).

## Body
### Identification
- Official name: Cosmos 2271.
- Alias: Kosmos 2271.
- COSPAR ID: 1994-011D.
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 23002.
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "23002"].

### Classification
- Instance of: Strela-3 class.
- Role/class description available: Strela-3 is identified as a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.

### Launch
- Launch date: 1994-02-12.
- Documented significant event: rocket launch on 1994-02-12 with time qualifier 08:54:13.
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-3, described as a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.

### Documentation and coverage
- Wikipedia-language pages exist in: Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian/Shorthand (sh), Serbian (sr).
- Sitlink count: 4 (indicates interlanguage or sitelink coverage count in the source dataset).

### References in source dataset
- The structured properties and identifiers (SCN 23002, COSPAR ID 1994-011D, instance_of Strela-3, launch_date 1994-02-12, launch_vehicle Tsyklon-3, significant_event time) are documented in the provided source material and referenced to a common source identifier in that dataset.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report