14207 - Cosmos 1484

Cosmos 1484 was a Soviet remote sensing satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Vostok rocket.

It was a follow-on to the Meteor series and the second flight of a prototype for the Resurs-O1 spacecraft. It was used for gathering regular information on the natural resources of the earth for use in various branches of the Soviet economy, and conducting further tests on new types of measuring apparatus and methods of remote sensing of the earth's surface and atmosphere.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1983-07-24
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 1st Generation Upper Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 2500.0 kg