# IDCSP 1-4
**Wikidata**: [Q52376257](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52376257)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/idcsp-1-4

## Summary
IDCSP 1-4 is a communications satellite identified with SCN 02218 and COSPAR ID 1966-053E. It was launched on 1966-06-16 aboard a Titan IIIC launch vehicle and is classified as an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications.

## Key Facts
- IDCSP 1-4 is an instance of a communications satellite (an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications).
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 02218.
- COSPAR ID: 1966-053E.
- Launch date: 1966-06-16.
- Launch vehicle: Titan IIIC.
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch on 1966-06-16.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11hcszj9nb.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "02218"].
- Wikipedia language presence: Polish (sitelink_count indicates one language link).

## FAQs
### Q: What is IDCSP 1-4?
A: IDCSP 1-4 is a communications satellite (an artificial satellite intended for telecommunications) registered with SCN 02218 and COSPAR ID 1966-053E.

### Q: When was IDCSP 1-4 launched?
A: IDCSP 1-4 was launched on 1966-06-16. The launch is recorded as a significant rocket launch event on that date.

### Q: Which rocket launched IDCSP 1-4?
A: IDCSP 1-4 was launched aboard a Titan IIIC launch vehicle.

### Q: Where can I find formal identifiers for IDCSP 1-4?
A: Formal identifiers include SCN 02218, COSPAR 1966-053E, Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/11hcszj9nb, and Wolfram entity code Entity["Satellite", "02218"].

## Why It Matters
IDCSP 1-4 is part of the class of artificial satellites built for telecommunications, which makes it a component of mid-20th century space infrastructure aimed at enabling or advancing communication capabilities from orbit. Its recorded launch on 1966-06-16 aboard a Titan IIIC places it within the context of early satellite deployment efforts that used heavy-lift launch vehicles to place payloads into space. The presence of standardized identifiers (SCN 02218 and COSPAR 1966-053E) ensures the satellite can be unambiguously referenced in catalogs, databases, and computational knowledge systems such as Google Knowledge Graph and Wolfram Language. These identifiers and the recorded launch event allow researchers, historians, and data systems to track the satellite’s provenance, relate it to launch records, and integrate it into broader studies of telecommunications satellite development during the 1960s.

## Notable For
- Classified specifically as a communications satellite, indicating a telecommunications role.
- Assigned Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) 02218 for authoritative cataloging.
- COSPAR designation 1966-053E tying it to the documented 1966 launch series.
- Launched on 1966-06-16 aboard a Titan IIIC launch vehicle.
- Registered in major knowledge systems (Google Knowledge Graph and Wolfram Language).

## Body
### Identification and catalog numbers
- SCN (Satellite Catalog Number): 02218.
- COSPAR ID: 1966-053E.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11hcszj9nb.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "02218"].

### Classification and purpose
- Instance of: communications satellite.
- A communications satellite is defined here as an artificial satellite designed for telecommunications.

### Launch information
- Launch date: 1966-06-16.
- Launch vehicle: Titan IIIC (a model of the Titan III launch vehicle family).
- Significant event recorded for the satellite: rocket launch, with point in time 1966-06-16.

### References and links
- The entity has one Wikipedia language link recorded (Polish).
- Sitelink count recorded as 1.

### Data provenance
- The SCN and launch-related properties list references to a source identified as Q6272367 in the provided structured metadata.
- The COSPAR ID property lists a reference identified as Q1551807 in the provided structured metadata.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report