Kosmos 259

Soviet scientific satellite
Vehicle ds_u2_i Q51580
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Kosmos 259

Summary

Kosmos 259 is a DS-U2-I[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (ds_u2_i category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kosmos 259's instance of is recorded as DS-U2-I[3].
  • Kosmos 259's manufacturer is recorded as Pivdenne Design Office[4].
  • Kosmos 259's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1968-113A[5].
  • Kosmos 259's Commons category is recorded as Cosmos (satellite)[6].
  • Kosmos 259's space launch vehicle is recorded as Kosmos-2I[7].
  • Kosmos 259's SCN is recorded as 03612[8].
  • Kosmos 259's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1968-12-14T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Kosmos 259's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rwljy[10].
  • Kosmos 259's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[11].
  • Kosmos 259's start point is recorded as Kapustin Yar[12].
  • Kosmos 259's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "03612"][13].

Why It Matters

Kosmos 259 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (ds_u2_i category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kosmos 259. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-259
MLA “Kosmos 259.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-259.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kosmos-259_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kosmos 259}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-259}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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