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Entry no.
1984-0153

Kosmos-1494 SS 18

ESO

Kosmos-1494 SS 18 (NORAD 14749) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 1984, after 7 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
14749
International designator
1983-091W
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1494 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Aug 1983Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months219 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.6°N to 50.6°SFinal inclination 50.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 50.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.6°N and 50.6°S.

Life in orbit

7 months

Kosmos-1494 SS 18’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 6 Apr 1984

6 entries
1984-0150Kosmos-1494 SS 51984-0151Kosmos-1494 SS 91984-0152Kosmos-1494 SS 111984-0154Kosmos-1494 SS 201984-0155SL-6 R/B(1)1984-0149COSMOS 1494 DEB

From the same launch

1983-091
1984-0132Kosmos-1494 SS 121984-0135Kosmos-1494 SS 141984-0138Kosmos-1494 SS 131984-0139Kosmos-1494 SS 151984-0142Kosmos-1494 SS 21984-0143Kosmos-1494 SS 81984-0144Kosmos-1494 SS 161984-0145Kosmos-1494 SS 191984-0150Kosmos-1494 SS 51984-0151Kosmos-1494 SS 91984-0152Kosmos-1494 SS 111984-0154Kosmos-1494 SS 20
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