# Cosmos 922
**Wikidata**: [Q13566937](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566937)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosmos-922

## Summary
Cosmos 922 (also spelled Kosmos 922) is a Soviet-era Zenit 2M reconnaissance (spy) satellite launched on 1977-06-30. It was placed into space by a Soyuz‑U launch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.

## Key Facts
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 10115.  
- Alternate name: Kosmos 922.  
- COSPAR ID: 1977-058A.  
- Instance of spacecraft class: Zenit 2M (a Soviet reconnaissance/spy satellite class).  
- Launch date (UTC): 1977-06-30.  
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz‑U (a Soviet Soyuz rocket variant).  
- Significant event: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4 at 14:00:00 on 1977-06-30.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "10115"].  
- Wikimedia links exist in at least Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), and Serbian (sr).

## FAQs
### Q: What type of satellite is Cosmos 922?
A: Cosmos 922 is an instance of the Zenit 2M class, a Soviet reconnaissance (spy) satellite.

### Q: When and where was Cosmos 922 launched?
A: Cosmos 922 was launched on 1977-06-30 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.

### Q: What rocket launched Cosmos 922?
A: The satellite was launched on a Soyuz‑U launch vehicle, a Soviet variant of the Soyuz rocket family.

### Q: What are its identifying catalog numbers?
A: Its COSPAR ID is 1977-058A and its satellite catalog number (SCN) is 10115.

## Why It Matters
Cosmos 922 is a documented example of the Soviet Zenit 2M reconnaissance satellite program and illustrates Soviet space operations in the late 1970s. As a Zenit 2M-class spacecraft, Cosmos 922 represents the continued use of film-return or photographic reconnaissance platforms during the Cold War era. The mission employed a Soyuz‑U launcher and a northern launch range (Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4), showing the operational pairing of that rocket variant with Plesetsk for military and intelligence payloads. Identifiers such as COSPAR 1977-058A and SCN 10115 make the satellite trackable in catalogues and datasets, and the presence of entries in multiple language Wikipedias and a Wolfram Language entity code indicate its recognition in reference sources. For researchers of Soviet space history, military space capabilities, or launch-vehicle utilization patterns, Cosmos 922 provides a concrete data point tied to a specific date, launch site, and spacecraft class.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Zenit 2M reconnaissance (spy) satellite class.  
- Launch on 1977-06-30 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz‑U, a widely used Soviet Soyuz variant.  
- Distinct identifiers: COSPAR 1977-058A and SCN 10115.  
- Registered in reference systems (Wolfram Language entity and multiple language Wikipedias).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Cosmos 922 (alias Kosmos 922).  
- Type: Zenit 2M class satellite (Soviet reconnaissance/spy satellite).  
- Official identifiers: COSPAR ID 1977-058A; SCN 10115.

### Identification and classification
- Instance of: Zenit 2M.  
- The Zenit 2M class is referenced as a Soviet spy satellite class in the source material.  
- External reference code: Wolfram Language Entity["Satellite", "10115"].  
- Wikimedia language entries: mk, sh, sr.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1977-06-30.  
- Launch event: rocket launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.  
- Launch time (qualifier): 14:00:00 (associated with the recorded significant event).  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz‑U (a Soviet Soyuz rocket design variant).

### Location
- Launch start point: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43/4.

### Cataloguing and references
- SCN (satellite catalog number): 10115 (reference provided).  
- COSPAR ID: 1977-058A (reference provided).  
- The supplied structured data lists references for core claims (e.g., launch and classification).  
- Sitelink count reported as 3, indicating available linked resources in reference databases or wikis.

### Notes
- All details above are drawn from the provided structured source material and related class descriptors.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report