Kosmos 12

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Kosmos 12

Summary

Kosmos 12 is a Zenit-2[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of zenit_2 entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kosmos 12's instance of is recorded as Zenit-2[3].
  • Kosmos 12's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[4].
  • Kosmos 12's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-072A[5].
  • Kosmos 12's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vostok-2[6].
  • Kosmos 12's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vostok[7].
  • Kosmos 12's SCN is recorded as 00517[8].
  • Kosmos 12's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1962-12-22T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Kosmos 12's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1962-12-30T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Kosmos 12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zmzpfn[11].
  • Kosmos 12's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
  • Kosmos 12's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[13].
  • Kosmos 12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014525'}[14].
  • Kosmos 12's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start[15].
  • Kosmos 12's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome[16].
  • Kosmos 12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+65'}[17].
  • Kosmos 12's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4730'}[18].
  • Kosmos 12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90.45'}[19].
  • Kosmos 12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+405'}[20].
  • Kosmos 12's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+211'}[21].
  • Kosmos 12's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00517"][22].

Why It Matters

Kosmos 12 ranks in the top 9% of zenit_2 entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kosmos 12. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-12
MLA “Kosmos 12.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-12.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kosmos-12_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kosmos 12}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-12}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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