Cosmos 1494

Cosmos 1494 was launched on August 31, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 26, 1985).

COSPAR 1983-091ANORAD 14316Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1494
Common name: Cosmos 1494
Payload designation: Taifun-2V (07)
Other names: Romb [No. 18]:JP
International designator: 1983-091A
NORAD catalog number: 14316
GCAT identifier: S14316
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/092

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: Taifun-2V
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Romb

Launch

Date: August 31, 1983 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record: 1983-091Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad LC107/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 343 km
Apogee: 543 km
Inclination: 50.68°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 26, 1985
Last known active: March 1984
End of operations: March 1984

Size

Mass: 1,045 kg
Dry mass: 925 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.80 m
Span: 23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753302 (CC0).