# Cosmos 2299
**Wikidata**: [Q12907630](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12907630)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2299

## Summary
Cosmos 2299 (also spelled Kosmos 2299) is a Strela-3-class military communications satellite, assigned COSPAR ID 1994-086A and Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 23441. It was launched by a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle on 1994-12-26, with the recorded rocket launch event at 22:26:58 on that date.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 2299 is also known as Kosmos 2299.  
- It is classified as an instance of the Strela-3 class, a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.  
- COSPAR ID: 1994-086A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 23441.  
- Launch date: 1994-12-26.  
- Recorded rocket launch event time: 22:26:58 on 1994-12-26.  
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-3 (a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle).  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "23441"].  
- Wikipedia-language coverage exists in Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 2299?
A: Cosmos 2299 is a Strela-3-class military communications satellite (also written Kosmos 2299) with COSPAR ID 1994-086A and SCN 23441.

### Q: When and how was Cosmos 2299 launched?
A: Cosmos 2299 was launched on 1994-12-26. The recorded rocket launch event occurred at 22:26:58 on that date, and the launch vehicle was a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle.

### Q: What type of satellite is Strela-3 (Cosmos 2299)?
A: Strela-3 is a class of Ukrainian military communications satellites; Cosmos 2299 is recorded as an instance of that class.

### Q: Where can I find database identifiers for Cosmos 2299?
A: Cosmos 2299 is listed with COSPAR ID 1994-086A, SCN 23441, and Wolfram Language entity Entity["Satellite","23441"].

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2299 is part of the Strela-3 family of military communications satellites, a class used for secure military communications. As an identified Strela-3 instance, Cosmos 2299 represents a deployed node in military communications infrastructure and illustrates the continued use of Soviet/Ukrainian launch systems (Tsyklon-3) during the 1990s. Its recorded identifiers (COSPAR ID 1994-086A and SCN 23441) and precise launch timing (22:26:58 on 1994-12-26) make it a verifiable object in spaceflight records and satellite catalogs. The combination of its classification, launch vehicle, and public database entries allows researchers and analysts to place the satellite within satellite registers, historical launch manifests, and language-specific public coverage across several Wikipedia editions.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Strela-3 class, a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.  
- Launch on 1994-12-26 using a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle.  
- Precise recorded rocket-launch event time: 22:26:58 (1994-12-26).  
- Registered identifiers: COSPAR ID 1994-086A and SCN 23441.  
- Presence in multiple Wikipedia-language editions (hr, mk, sh, sr).

## Body
### Identification
- Primary name: Cosmos 2299.  
- Alternate name: Kosmos 2299.  
- COSPAR ID: 1994-086A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 23441.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite","23441"].

### Classification
- Instance of: Strela-3 class.  
- The Strela-3 class is described as a type of Ukrainian military communications satellite.

### Launch
- Launch date: 1994-12-26.  
- Recorded rocket launch event date and time: 1994-12-26 at 22:26:58.  
- Launch vehicle: Tsyklon-3, described as a Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle.

### Database and Public Coverage
- Registered identifiers allow cross-referencing in satellite catalogs and databases (COSPAR ID and SCN).  
- Wikipedia-language coverage available in Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).  
- Sitelink count recorded as 4.

### Related Assets
- Satellite class relation: Strela-3 (military communications).  
- Launch system relation: Tsyklon-3 (expendable launch vehicle).

### Significant Event
- Noted significant event: rocket launch, with qualifier time 22:26:58 and point in time 1994-12-26.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report