The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

[2] Kosmos 2084 was launched from Site 43/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.

[5] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 20:45 UTC on 21 June 1990.

[3] The launch failed to place the satellite into a molniya orbit as the Blok 2BL failed to ignite leaving the satellite in low Earth orbit.

[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 20663.