# Cosmos 511
**Wikidata**: [Q13566869](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566869)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-511

## Summary
Cosmos 511 (also styled Kosmos 511) is a Strela-1M class spacecraft that was launched on 1972-07-20. It carried the COSPAR identifier 1972-057H and was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 aboard a Kosmos-3M rocket.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 511 is an instance of the Strela-1M class of spacecraft.  
- COSPAR ID: 1972-057H.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 06124.  
- Launch date: 1972-07-20.  
- Launch time (recorded event): 18:10:00 on 1972-07-20.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M rocket.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 on 1972-07-20 at 18:10:00.  
- Common alias: Kosmos 511.  
- Wikipedia language entries exist in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 511?
A: Cosmos 511 is a Strela-1M class spacecraft (also known as Kosmos 511) launched on 1972-07-20. Its COSPAR identifier is 1972-057H and its SCN is 06124.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 511 launched?
A: Cosmos 511 was launched on 1972-07-20 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132. The recorded launch event time is 18:10:00 on that date.

### Q: What launch vehicle was used for Cosmos 511?
A: The spacecraft was launched aboard a Kosmos-3M rocket.

### Q: Under what identifiers can Cosmos 511 be found in catalogs?
A: It appears with COSPAR ID 1972-057H and Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 06124.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 511 is a documented example of Soviet-era satellite deployment using the Kosmos-3M launch vehicle and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch complex. As an instance of the Strela-1M class, its launch contributes to the historical record of that spacecraft family and to the operational history of Kosmos-3M launches. Precise identifiers (COSPAR 1972-057H and SCN 06124) and recorded launch metadata (site, date, and time) make Cosmos 511 a verifiable data point for satellite catalogs, orbital history research, and studies of Soviet spaceflight activity in 1972. For anyone tracking Strela-class missions, Kosmos series designations, or Plesetsk launch operations, Cosmos 511 provides a concrete entry connected to those topics.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Strela-1M spacecraft class.  
- Launch on 1972-07-20 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 at 18:10:00.  
- Use of the Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.  
- Identified in catalogs as COSPAR 1972-057H and SCN 06124.  
- Listed under the alternate name Kosmos 511 and present in several language Wikipedias (mk, sh, sr).

## Body

### Overview
- Name(s): Cosmos 511; alias Kosmos 511.  
- Class: Strela-1M (the entity is recorded as an instance of this class).  
- Primary identifiers: COSPAR 1972-057H; SCN 06124.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1972-07-20.  
- Recorded launch time: 18:10:00 (qualifier on the significant event).  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132.  
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M rocket.

### Classification and relationships
- Instance of: Strela-1M (class).  
- Launch vehicle class: Kosmos-3M (a Russian rocket class used for the launch).  
- Significant event recorded in the dataset: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 132 on 1972-07-20 at 18:10:00.

### Catalog and reference data
- COSPAR International Designator: 1972-057H.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 06124.  
- Sitelink and language entries: three Wikipedia language entries recorded (mk, sh, sr).

### Metadata
- Sitelink count recorded: 3.  
- Structured-data references for the listed properties are recorded under the same dataset (referenced collectively in the source material).

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report