COSMOS 493
| Launched | 20 June 1972 |
| Flight ended | 2 July 1972 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 6053 |
| COSPAR ID | 1972-042A |
| Observing |