Status
Success
Cosmos 1494
Launch Time
Wed Aug 31, 1983 06:30 UTC
Wed Aug 31, 1983 06:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1494
It is a satellite of the Taïfoun constellation. These are satellites used to calibrate missile guidance stations on the ground. They are sent in two versions, Taïfoun-1 and Taïfoun-2. They are built by Yuzhnoye.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1983
92nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
311th mission
17th mission of 1983
288th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission