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Cosmos 1495

Cosmos 1495 was launched on September 3, 1983 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Sep 16, 1983).

COSPAR 1983-092ANORAD 14320Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1495
Common name
Cosmos 1495
Payload designation
Fram No. 24L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 24L:P,11F635 No. 780-12-084:RA
International designator
1983-092A
NORAD catalog number
14320
GCAT identifier
S14320
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/094

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Fram
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Fram

Launch

Date
September 3, 1983 · 10:15 UTC
Launch record
1983-092Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
212 km
Apogee
234 km
Inclination
82.32°
Status
Landed
Status date
September 16, 1983
Last known active
Sep 16, 1983
End of operations
Sep 16, 1983

Size

Mass
2,455 kg
Dry mass
2,455 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,100 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753303 (CC0).