NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1983-087A
Cosmos 1493 was a Soviet military satellite launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. It was a photo surveillance satellite containing a film capsule.
Launch Date: 1983-08-23
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 6300 kg
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