# Cosmos 2339
**Wikidata**: [Q13566815](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566815)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-2339

## Summary
Cosmos 2339 is a Gonets-D1 communications satellite launched on February 14, 1997, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32 aboard a Tsyklon-3 rocket. It is part of the Soviet/Russian Gonets satellite constellation designed for data relay services.

## Key Facts
- **Classification:** Gonets-D1 satellite family
- **Launch Date:** February 14, 1997
- **Launch Site:** Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32
- **Launch Vehicle:** Tsyklon-3
- **COSPAR ID:** 1997-006F
- **SCN (Satellite Catalog Number):** 24730
- **Sitelink Count:** 4 (across Wikipedia in hr, mk, sh, sr languages)
- **Significant Event:** Rocket launch on 1997-02-14 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32

## FAQs
### Q: What was the purpose of Cosmos 2339?
A: Cosmos 2339 was a Gonets-D1 satellite, part of a constellation designed to provide store-and-forward data relay communications services.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 2339 launched?
A: It was launched on February 14, 1997, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32.

### Q: What rocket was used to launch Cosmos 2339?
A: The satellite was launched using a Tsyklon-3 expendable launch vehicle.

### Q: What is the COSPAR identifier for Cosmos 2339?
A: The COSPAR ID for Cosmos 2339 is 1997-006F.

### Q: How is Cosmos 2339 classified?
A: It is classified as a Gonets-D1 satellite.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 2339 represents a specific instance within the Gonets-D1 satellite program, a significant Soviet/Russian effort to establish a low-Earth orbit data relay system. These satellites were designed to facilitate communication for remote areas, mobile users, and applications requiring store-and-forward messaging capabilities. Its launch, utilizing the Ukrainian Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk, contributes to the operational history and continuity of the Gonets constellation, which aimed to provide crucial communication infrastructure, particularly across vast and sparsely populated regions. Understanding individual satellites like Cosmos 2339 helps document the development and deployment of this specific communication network.

## Notable For
- Part of the Gonets-D1 satellite family dedicated to store-and-forward data relay communications.
- Launched specifically from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32 on February 14, 1997.
- Deployed using the Tsyklon-3 launch vehicle.
- Identified by the unique COSPAR ID 1997-006F and SCN 24730.

## Body
### Classification and Identity
- **Entity:** Cosmos 2339 (also known as Kosmos 2339)
- **Instance Of:** Gonets-D1
- **SCN:** 24730
- **COSPAR ID:** 1997-006F
- **Wikipedia Languages:** hr, mk, sh, sr
- **Wolfram Language Entity Code:** Entity["Satellite", "24727"]

### Launch Parameters
- **Launch Date:** February 14, 1997
- **Launch Site:** Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32
- **Launch Vehicle:** Tsyklon-3
- **Significant Event:** Rocket launch (Point in Time: 1997-02-14, Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 32)

### Related Entities
- **Satellite Family:** Gonets-D1
- **Launch Vehicle Class:** Tsyklon-3 (Soviet/Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle)

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report