# Cosmos 2334
**Wikidata**: [Q13566813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566813)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2334

## Summary
Cosmos 2334 is a Parus-class satellite (also referenced as Kosmos 2334) launched into orbit on 1996-09-05. It was placed into orbit from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle and is catalogued under COSPAR ID 1996-052A and satellite catalog number 24304.

## Key Facts
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 24304.  
- COSPAR ID: 1996-052A.  
- Class / type: Parus-class satellite (instance of Parus).  
- Common alias: Kosmos 2334.  
- Launch date (UTC): 1996-09-05.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 at 12:47:39 on 1996-09-05.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "24304"].  
- Wikipedia-language coverage: Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 2334?
A: Cosmos 2334 is a Parus-class satellite, also known as Kosmos 2334, launched into orbit on 1996-09-05 and catalogued as COSPAR ID 1996-052A and SCN 24304.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 2334 launched?
A: Cosmos 2334 was launched on 1996-09-05 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132. The recorded launch time is 12:47:39 (UTC) on that date.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 2334?
A: The satellite was launched on a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.

### Q: How is Cosmos 2334 referenced in data systems?
A: It appears under COSPAR ID 1996-052A, SCN 24304, and as Entity["Satellite", "24304"] in the Wolfram Language.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2334 is a documented member of the Parus satellite series and a data point in Russia’s (and formerly the Soviet Union’s) continued use of Plesetsk as a polar-launch facility and of the Kosmos-3M as an orbital launch vehicle. Its recorded launch on 1996-09-05 contributes to the historical manifest of Parus-class deployments and demonstrates operational continuity for that satellite class and launch infrastructure during the mid-1990s. As a catalogued object (COSPAR ID 1996-052A, SCN 24304), Cosmos 2334 is part of the global registry of human-launched space objects used for tracking, identification, and historical record-keeping. Its presence in multiple language Wikipedias and in computational knowledge systems (Wolfram Language) shows that it is a recognized element of spaceflight records, aiding researchers and data systems that compile launch histories, vehicle usage, and satellite class rosters.

## Notable For
- Being a Parus-class satellite launched on 1996-09-05 and recorded under COSPAR ID 1996-052A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number 24304, indexed in major space object registries and Wolfram Language.  
- Launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 at a recorded launch time of 12:47:39 (1996-09-05).  
- Delivered to orbit by the Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.  
- Available entries in multiple Wikipedia language editions (hr, mk, sh, sr).

## Body
### Identification
- Official COSPAR ID: 1996-052A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 24304.  
- Alternate name/alias: Kosmos 2334.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "24304"].

### Classification
- Instance of: Parus (satellite class).  
- Category associations: Listed as a Parus-class satellite in available records.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1996-09-05.  
- Significant event: rocket launch recorded on 1996-09-05.  
- Launch time qualifier: 12:47:39 (as recorded for the significant event).  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.

### Launch vehicle
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M.  
- Relationship: Kosmos-3M is recorded as the rocket that placed Cosmos 2334 into orbit.

### Cataloging and references
- Entry appears in registries under COSPAR ID 1996-052A and SCN 24304.  
- The satellite is represented in computational knowledge systems by the Wolfram Language code Entity["Satellite", "24304"].  
- Language coverage: The satellite has Wikipedia-language pages in Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

### Related classes (context)
- Parus — the satellite class to which Cosmos 2334 belongs.  
- Kosmos-3M — the launch vehicle class used for this mission.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report