# Cosmos 837
**Wikidata**: [Q12754021](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12754021)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-837

## Summary
Cosmos 837 (also Kosmos 837) is a Soviet Molniya-2 class communications satellite launched on 1976-07-01. It was placed into orbit by a Molniya-M launch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4 at 08:05:38 (UTC) and is catalogued under COSPAR ID 1976-062A and satellite catalog number 08927.

## Key Facts
- Cosmos 837 is an instance of the Molniya-2 class, a Soviet communications satellite type.
- COSPAR ID: 1976-062A.
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 08927.
- Launch date and time: 1976-07-01 at 08:05:38 (launch event time).
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 43/4.
- Launch vehicle: Molniya-M.
- Alias: Kosmos 837.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "08927"].
- Wikipedia coverage exists in Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian/Serbian-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Cosmos 837?
A: Cosmos 837 is a Soviet communications satellite of the Molniya-2 class, launched on 1 July 1976. It is recorded under COSPAR ID 1976-062A and satellite catalog number 08927.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 837 launched?
A: Cosmos 837 was launched on 1976-07-01 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4. The recorded launch time for the rocket event is 08:05:38.

### Q: What rocket placed Cosmos 837 into orbit?
A: The satellite was launched on a Molniya-M carrier rocket.

### Q: Under what other names or identifiers is Cosmos 837 known?
A: It is also referred to as Kosmos 837 and is indexed in Wolfram as Entity["Satellite", "08927"].

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 837 is part of the Soviet Union’s Molniya-2 series of communications satellites, representing a component of Cold War-era space infrastructure for communications. As an identified instance within that series, its launch demonstrates the operational use of the Molniya-M launch vehicle and continued activity at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 1976. Catalog identifiers like COSPAR ID 1976-062A and satellite catalog number 08927 enable researchers and satellite trackers to reference its mission unambiguously in historical records, databases, and computational tools (for example, Wolfram Language). The entry also reflects the distribution of information across multiple language Wikipedias, indicating maintained public documentation. For historical, technical, and archival research into Soviet space communications projects, Cosmos 837 is one of the discrete, citable objects that together map the program’s cadence of launches, launch infrastructure use, and vehicle-class deployments.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Molniya-2 class of Soviet communications satellites.
- Launch on 1976-07-01 at 08:05:38 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.
- Deployment by a Molniya-M launch vehicle.
- Official identifiers: COSPAR ID 1976-062A and satellite catalog number 08927.
- Inclusion in Wolfram Language as Entity["Satellite", "08927"] and Wikipedia coverage in mk, sh, and sr languages.

## Body
### Identification
- Official name: Cosmos 837 (alias Kosmos 837).
- COSPAR ID: 1976-062A.
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 08927.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "08927"].

### Classification
- Instance of: Molniya-2 class.
- Molniya-2 class description in source material: Soviet communications satellite.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1976-07-01.
- Launch event time: 08:05:38.
- Launch site (start point): Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 43/4.
- Launch vehicle: Molniya-M.
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4 on 1976-07-01 at 08:05:38.

### Public and database records
- COSPAR and satellite catalog identifiers are provided for cross-referencing in satellite registries.
- Available Wikipedia language pages: mk, sh, sr.
- Present in Wolfram Language as a satellite entity with code "08927".

### Source scope
- All facts in this entry are derived from the provided dataset describing Cosmos 837, including classification, identifiers, launch details, and repository codes.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report