Kosmos 1484

Mission type	Technology Earth observation
COSPAR ID	1983-075A
SATCAT no.	14207
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Resurs-OE
Bus	Meteor
Start of mission
Launch date	24 July 1983, 05:30:37 (1983-07-24UTC05:30:37Z) UTC
Rocket	Vostok-2M
Launch site	Baikonur 31/6
End of mission
Decay date	28 January 2013 (2013-01-29)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude	593 kilometres (368 mi)
Apogee altitude	639 kilometres (397 mi)
Inclination	98.0 degrees
Period	97.22 minutes
Epoch	25 August 1983

Kosmos 1484 (Russian: Космос 1484 meaning Cosmos 1484), also known as Resurs-OE No.3-2 was a Soviet prototype Earth imaging satellite, launched in 1983 as part of the Resurs programme. It was a prototype of the Meteor-derived Resurs-O1 spacecraft,^[1] which paved the way for the first Resurs-O1 to fly in October 1985.

Kosmos 1484 was launched at 05:30:37 UTC on July 24, 1983. A Vostok-2M carrier rocket was used to place the satellite into low Earth orbit. The launch was conducted from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.^[2] Following the successful launch, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and was also given the International Designator 1983-075A, and the Satellite Catalog Number 14207.

Following the completion of its mission, Kosmos 1484 remained in orbit for several years as space debris|a derelict satelltie. It suffered a fragmentation event - possibly due to a battery explosion - on October 18, 1993; however, the spacecraft remained relatively intact. Its orbit decayed and the main component of it reentered Earth's atmosphere on January 28, 2013.^[2] The American Meteor Society reported that its re-entry fireball was witnessed over the eastern United States, with sightings from New York state to Georgia.^[3]

Most of the rest of Kosmos 1484 has also decayed but as of 2023, at least one fragment - 1983-075BG - remains.^[4]

See alsoedit

• List of Kosmos satellites (1251–1500)

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