# Cosmos 702
**Wikidata**: [Q12753960](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12753960)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-702

## Summary
Cosmos 702 (also Kosmos 702) is a Soviet Zenit 2M reconnaissance (spy) satellite launched on 17 January 1975. It was assigned COSPAR ID 1975-002A and Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 07606, and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 by a Voskhod launch vehicle.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 702 is an instance of the Zenit 2M class of Soviet spy (reconnaissance) satellites.  
- COSPAR ID: 1975-002A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 07606.  
- Launch date: 1975-01-17.  
- Launch time (recorded event): 09:00:00 on 1975-01-17 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.  
- Launch vehicle: Voskhod (Soviet launch vehicle).  
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.  
- Alternate name / alias: Kosmos 702.  
- Has Wikipedia entries in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr); sitelink count: 3.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "07606"].

## FAQs
### Q: What type of satellite is Cosmos 702?
A: Cosmos 702 is a Zenit 2M-class reconnaissance ("spy") satellite from the Soviet program.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 702 launched?
A: Cosmos 702 was launched on 17 January 1975 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31. The recorded launch time is 09:00:00 on that date.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 702?
A: The satellite was launched aboard a Voskhod launch vehicle.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 702 is a documented example of the Soviet Zenit 2M reconnaissance satellite program and thus forms part of the historical record of Cold War-era Earth observation and intelligence-gathering efforts. Its identifiers (COSPAR ID 1975-002A and SCN 07606) and launch details contribute to satellite cataloguing and spaceflight chronology. The mission also demonstrates operational use of the Voskhod family of launch vehicles and routine launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 in the mid-1970s. For researchers and historians, Cosmos 702 provides a verifiable data point when studying Soviet space operations, spacecraft classes (Zenit 2M), launch infrastructure (Baikonur Site 31), and launch vehicle deployment (Voskhod). Its presence in multiple language Wikipedias and a Wolfram Language entity entry indicates continuing archival and reference interest.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Zenit 2M Soviet reconnaissance satellite class.  
- Launch on 1975-01-17 with COSPAR ID 1975-002A and SCN 07606.  
- Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 at 09:00:00 using a Voskhod rocket.  
- Alternative transliterated name: Kosmos 702.  
- Documented in multiple language Wikipedias (mk, sh, sr) and in Wolfram's satellite index.

## Body

### Identifiers and Classification
- Official alias: Kosmos 702.  
- COSPAR ID: 1975-002A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 07606.  
- Classified as an instance of the Zenit 2M satellite class, identified as a Soviet reconnaissance (spy) satellite.

### Launch Details
- Launch date: 1975-01-17.  
- Recorded launch event time: 09:00:00 on 1975-01-17.  
- Launch vehicle: Voskhod (Soviet).  
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 on 1975-01-17 at 09:00:00.

### Associations and Records
- Class association: Zenit 2M (Soviet reconnaissance spacecraft class).  
- Launch vehicle association: Voskhod launch vehicle.  
- Catalog and data indexing: Wolfram Language entity code Entity["Satellite", "07606"].  
- Wikimedia presence: articles exist in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr); sitelink count 3.

### Source Metadata
- Primary data entries and references correspond to cataloging and mission-record sources that list Cosmos 702 with the above identifiers and launch details.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report