Kosmos 4

first Soviet reconnaissance satellite
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Kosmos 4

Summary

Kosmos 4 is a Zenit-2[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of zenit_2 entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kosmos 4's instance of is recorded as Zenit-2[3].
  • Kosmos 4's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[4].
  • Kosmos 4's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1962-014A[5].
  • Kosmos 4's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vostok-K[6].
  • Kosmos 4's space launch vehicle is recorded as Vostok[7].
  • Kosmos 4's SCN is recorded as 00287[8].
  • Kosmos 4's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1962-04-26T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Kosmos 4's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1962-04-29T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Kosmos 4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/063ylwf[11].
  • Kosmos 4's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
  • Kosmos 4's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[13].
  • Kosmos 4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.002394'}[14].
  • Kosmos 4's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start[15].
  • Kosmos 4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+65'}[16].
  • Kosmos 4's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4600'}[17].
  • Kosmos 4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90.6'}[18].
  • Kosmos 4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+330'}[19].
  • Kosmos 4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+298'}[20].
  • Kosmos 4's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "00287"][21].

Why It Matters

Kosmos 4 ranks in the top 3% of zenit_2 entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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