# Kosmos 46

> Soviet satellite

**Wikidata**: [Q1119659](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1119659)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_46)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-46

## Summary
Kosmos 46 is a Soviet satellite (Wikidata description: "Soviet satellite") of the Zenit-2 class that was launched on 1964-09-24. It was built by S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 by a Vostok-2 launch vehicle.

## Key Facts
- Kosmos 46 is an instance of the Zenit-2 satellite class.
- COSPAR ID: 1964-059A.
- Launch date (point in time): 1964-09-24.
- Significant event: rocket launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 at 12:04:00 on 1964-09-24.
- Launch vehicle: Vostok-2.
- Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
- Start point / launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.
- Spacecraft catalog number (scn): 00885.
- Freebase ID: /m/0zrprfp.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "00885"].

## FAQs
### Q: What is Kosmos 46?
A: Kosmos 46 is a Soviet satellite listed on Wikidata as a Zenit-2 class spacecraft and described as a "Soviet satellite."

### Q: When and where was Kosmos 46 launched?
A: Kosmos 46 was launched on 1964-09-24 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31. The recorded launch time for the significant event is 12:04:00 on that date.

### Q: Which rocket launched Kosmos 46?
A: Kosmos 46 was launched on a Vostok-2 launch vehicle.

### Q: Who manufactured Kosmos 46?
A: Kosmos 46 was manufactured by S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.

## Why It Matters
Kosmos 46 is a documented example of a mid-1960s Soviet satellite mission and part of the Zenit-2 family of spacecraft. As a machine produced by S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and launched by a Vostok-2 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31, it embodies key technical and programmatic linkages in the Soviet space effort of that era: a specific spacecraft class (Zenit-2), a specific launch vehicle (Vostok-2), and a principal Soviet manufacturer (Energia). These concrete data points — launch date, launch site, vehicle, and manufacturer — make Kosmos 46 a verifiable unit of record within historical catalogs and databases (COSPAR 1964-059A; scn 00885). Researchers, catalogers, and knowledge systems use such entries to track vehicle families, production and launch patterns, and to cross-reference identifiers across databases (for example, Freebase and Wolfram Language identifiers).

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the Zenit-2 class of Soviet satellites.
- Having COSPAR designation 1964-059A and spacecraft catalog number 00885.
- Launch on a Vostok-2 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 on 1964-09-24 at 12:04:00 (recorded significant event).
- Built by S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
- Presence in multiple knowledge systems (Freebase ID /m/0zrprfp; Wolfram Language entity code Entity["Satellite","00885"]).

## Body

### Overview
- Name / alias: Kosmos 46.
- Short description (Wikidata): Soviet satellite.
- Class: Zenit-2.

### Identification and catalog data
- COSPAR ID: 1964-059A.
- Spacecraft catalog number (scn): 00885.
- Freebase ID: /m/0zrprfp.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "00885"].
- Wikipedia title: Kosmos 46.
- Wikidata description: Soviet satellite.
- Sitlink count (Wikipedia languages available): 7 (languages listed include en, hu, mk, pl, ru, sh, sr).

### Launch details
- Launch date: 1964-09-24.
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch on 1964-09-24 at 12:04:00.
- Launch vehicle: Vostok-2.
- Launch site / start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31.

### Manufacturer and program relationships
- Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
- Instance of (spacecraft class): Zenit-2.
- Related classes (from provided relationships): Zenit-2 (class); Vostok-2 (launch vehicle class).

### External identifiers and references
- scn: 00885 (reference authority present in source data).
- COSPAR: 1964-059A (multiple source references listed in the source data).
- Freebase and Wolfram identifiers included for cross-referencing in external knowledge systems.

### Language and documentation presence
- Wikipedia language entries noted: English, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report