Kosmos 159

Soviet satellite launched in May 1967
Vehicle kosmos Q3359380
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Kosmos 159

Summary

Kosmos 159 is a Kosmos[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (kosmos category, ranking #6 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kosmos 159's instance of is recorded as Kosmos[3].
  • Kosmos 159's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1967-046A[4].
  • Kosmos 159's space launch vehicle is recorded as Molniya-M[5].
  • Kosmos 159's space launch vehicle is recorded as Molniya[6].
  • Kosmos 159's SCN is recorded as 02805[7].
  • Kosmos 159's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1967-05-16T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Kosmos 159's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1967-11-11T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Kosmos 159's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[10].
  • Kosmos 159's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.81742'}[11].
  • Kosmos 159's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start[12].
  • Kosmos 159's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome[13].
  • Kosmos 159's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+51.8'}[14].
  • Kosmos 159's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1640'}[15].
  • Kosmos 159's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+1174'}[16].
  • Kosmos 159's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+60637'}[17].
  • Kosmos 159's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+350'}[18].
  • Kosmos 159's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122rjwxx[19].
  • Kosmos 159's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "02805"][20].

Why It Matters

Kosmos 159 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (kosmos category, ranking #6 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kosmos 159. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-159
MLA “Kosmos 159.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-159.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kosmos-159_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kosmos 159}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-159}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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