# Cosmos 466
**Wikidata**: [Q12753862](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753862)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-466

## Summary
Cosmos 466 (also Kosmos 466) is a Zenit-4M satellite that was launched on 16 December 1971. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 using a Voskhod launch vehicle and is catalogued with COSPAR ID 1971-112A and SCN 05687.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 466 is an instance of the Zenit-4M class of spacecraft.
- COSPAR identifier: 1971-112A.
- SCN (catalog number): 05687.
- Launch date and time: 1971-12-16 at 09:39:59 (recorded launch event time).
- Launch site (start point): Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.
- Launch vehicle: Voskhod.
- Alias: Kosmos 466.
- Sitelink count (number of linked language entries): 4.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12314hxx.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 466?
A: Cosmos 466 is a Zenit-4M satellite (also written Kosmos 466) that was launched into space on 16 December 1971. It is registered under COSPAR ID 1971-112A.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 466 launched?
A: Cosmos 466 was launched on 1971-12-16. The recorded launch event took place from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 at 09:39:59.

### Q: What launch vehicle placed Cosmos 466 into orbit?
A: The satellite was launched using a Voskhod launch vehicle.

### Q: How is Cosmos 466 catalogued and identified?
A: It carries COSPAR ID 1971-112A and SCN/catalog number 05687. It also appears in the Google Knowledge Graph as /g/12314hxx.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 466 is a documented member of the Zenit-4M series and part of the historical record of Soviet-era launches. Its recorded identifiers (COSPAR 1971-112A and SCN 05687) and precise launch metadata (date, time, launch site, and vehicle) make it a verifiable data point for orbital catalogs, historical launch logs, and spacecraft inventories. As an object launched from Baikonur Site 31 on a Voskhod rocket, Cosmos 466 contributes to understanding launch campaign activity and the operational use of the Voskhod vehicle and Baikonur facilities in 1971. The presence of language entries in multiple Wikipedias and a Google Knowledge Graph entry indicates the satellite’s traceability across reference systems and supports cross-referencing by researchers, historians, and data aggregators who compile launch histories and spacecraft pedigrees.

## Notable For
- Being a Zenit-4M class satellite explicitly recorded as Cosmos 466 (Kosmos 466).
- Launch on 16 December 1971 with a precise recorded event time of 09:39:59.
- Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 using a Voskhod launch vehicle.
- Holding the COSPAR ID 1971-112A and SCN 05687 for cataloguing and identification.
- Presence in multiple reference systems (Wikipedia entries in several languages and a Google Knowledge Graph ID).

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 466 (alias: Kosmos 466).
- Class/instance: Zenit-4M.
- Recorded as a distinct spacecraft entry with catalog and COSPAR identifiers.

### Identifiers and catalogues
- COSPAR ID: 1971-112A.
- SCN / catalog number: 05687.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/12314hxx.
- Sitelink count: 4 language links recorded.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1971-12-16.
- Recorded launch time: 09:39:59.
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.
- Launch vehicle: Voskhod.

### Classification and relations
- Classified as an instance of the Zenit-4M spacecraft class.
- Related hardware: Voskhod launch vehicle (listed as a related class/vehicle).
- The Voskhod entry is associated with Soviet-era launch systems.

### Reference and language coverage
- Wikipedia-language entries recorded in: Hungarian (hu), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).
- The satellite is represented in global knowledge graph systems (Google KG ID provided).

### Recorded event
- Significant event logged: rocket launch, with qualifiers linking the event to Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 and the timestamp 09:39:59 on 1971-12-16.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report