# Cosmos 500
**Wikidata**: [Q12753875](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753875)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-500

## Summary
Cosmos 500 (also written Kosmos 500) is a Soviet Tselina-OM signals‑intelligence satellite launched on 1972-07-10. It was placed into orbit by a Kosmos-3M rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 (launch time recorded as 16:15:00) and is cataloged with COSPAR ID 1972-053A and SCN 06097.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 500 is an instance of the Tselina-OM class, a model of Soviet signals intelligence satellite.  
- COSPAR ID: 1972-053A.  
- Soviet Catalogue Number (SCN): 06097.  
- Launch date: 1972-07-10.  
- Launch time (recorded event): 16:15:00 on 1972-07-10.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M (a Russian rocket).  
- Aliases: Kosmos 500.  
- Significant recorded event: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 on 1972-07-10 (16:15:00).  
- External identifiers: Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/120n_pd7; Wolfram Language entity Entity["Satellite", "06097"].  
- Wikipedia language coverage (sitelink_count reported): Hungarian (hu), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian / Serbo-Croat (sh), Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 500?
A: Cosmos 500 is a Soviet signals‑intelligence satellite of the Tselina-OM class. It was launched into orbit on 1972-07-10.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 500 launched?
A: Cosmos 500 was launched on 1972-07-10 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132. The recorded launch time is 16:15:00 on that date.

### Q: What rocket placed Cosmos 500 into orbit?
A: The satellite was launched aboard a Kosmos-3M rocket.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 500 is a documented member of the Soviet Tselina-OM signals‑intelligence satellite program, representing Soviet capabilities in electronic and signals intelligence during its operational era. As a Tselina-OM satellite, Cosmos 500 forms part of a class used for monitoring and collecting radio and electronic signals; such satellites were core components of national intelligence and reconnaissance infrastructure. The spacecraft’s launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 1972-07-10 using a Kosmos-3M vehicle, and its formal catalog identifiers (COSPAR 1972-053A, SCN 06097), make it a traceable asset in historical satellite registers and databases (including listings in knowledge graphs and Wolfram entities). Researchers, historians, and database curators reference Cosmos 500 when mapping the Soviet space-based SIGINT fleet, tracking launch histories from Plesetsk, or correlating catalog identifiers across international space object registries.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Tselina-OM class, a model described as a Soviet signals‑intelligence satellite.  
- Launch on 1972-07-10 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 at 16:15:00.  
- Deployment by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.  
- Registration with COSPAR ID 1972-053A and SCN 06097, enabling cross-references in satellite catalogs and databases.  
- Presence in multiple language Wikipedias (hu, mk, sh, sr) and external knowledge systems (Google KG and Wolfram Language).

## Body

### Identification and classification
- Name: Cosmos 500 (alias Kosmos 500).  
- Instance of: Tselina-OM class.  
- Role/type: Signals intelligence satellite (Tselina-OM class described as a model of Soviet signals intelligence satellite).  
- Catalog identifiers: COSPAR ID 1972-053A; SCN 06097.  
- External identifiers: Google Knowledge Graph /g/120n_pd7; Wolfram Language Entity["Satellite", "06097"].  
- Wikipedia sitelinks reported in Hungarian (hu), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1972-07-10.  
- Recorded launch time: 16:15:00 (qualified to the significant_event record).  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M (Russian rocket).

### Significant event record
- Event: rocket launch.  
- Location qualifier: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.  
- Time qualifier: 16:15:00.  
- Point in time: 1972-07-10.  
- Source reference: data recorded under the provided cataloging reference.

### Data provenance and links
- Primary structured reference for key launch and identification data: the cataloging source indicated in the supplied references.  
- Language and sitelink coverage indicates limited but multi-language Wikipedia presence (4 languages).  
- Catalog and knowledge-system identifiers support cross-referencing in external databases (Google Knowledge Graph, Wolfram Language).

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report