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Article Number: 11F614. Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Manufacturer: VNIIEM.

Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

Typical orbit: 738 km circular orbit, 81.2 deg inclination. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb).

Meteor M Chronology

1969 March 26 - Meteor 1-01 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 549 km (341 mi). Apogee: 576 km (357 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 95.90 min.
Cloud, snow, ice cover data. Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1969 October 6 - Meteor 1-02 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 513 km (318 mi). Apogee: 552 km (342 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 95.30 min.
Cloud and ice cover imaging; investigated IR, thermal reflection/radiation from Earth's atmosphere. Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1970 March 17 - Meteor 1-03 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 537 km (333 mi). Apogee: 635 km (394 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 96.40 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1970 April 28 - Meteor 1-04 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 534 km (331 mi). Apogee: 578 km (359 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 95.80 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1970 June 23 - Meteor 1-05 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Apogee: 872 km (541 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 101.80 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1970 October 15 - Meteor 1-06 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 441 km (274 mi). Apogee: 443 km (275 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 93.40 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1971 January 20 - Meteor 1-07 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 538 km (334 mi). Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 95.50 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1971 April 17 - Meteor 1-08 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 243 km (150 mi). Apogee: 248 km (154 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 89.40 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1971 July 16 - Meteor 1-09 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 342 km (212 mi). Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 91.50 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1971 December 29 - Meteor 1-10 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 838 km (520 mi). Apogee: 912 km (566 mi). Inclination: 81.30 deg. Period: 102.50 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1972 March 30 - Meteor 1-11 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 855 km (531 mi). Apogee: 877 km (544 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.30 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1972 June 30 - Meteor 1-12 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 876 km (544 mi). Apogee: 893 km (554 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.70 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1972 October 26 - Meteor 1-13 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 851 km (528 mi). Apogee: 880 km (540 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.30 min.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

1973 March 20 - Meteor 1-14 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 860 km (530 mi). Apogee: 878 km (545 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.30 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1973 May 29 - Meteor 1-15 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 845 km (525 mi). Apogee: 879 km (546 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.20 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1974 March 5 - Meteor 1-16 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 821 km (510 mi). Apogee: 877 km (544 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 101.90 min.
Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

1974 April 24 - Meteor 1-17 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 855 km (531 mi). Apogee: 879 km (546 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.30 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1974 October 28 - Meteor 1-19 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 842 km (523 mi). Apogee: 882 km (548 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.20 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1974 December 17 - Meteor 1-20 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 846 km (525 mi). Apogee: 868 km (539 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.10 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1975 April 1 - Meteor 1-21 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 853 km (530 mi). Apogee: 884 km (549 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.30 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1975 September 18 - Meteor 1-22 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 800 km (490 mi). Apogee: 909 km (564 mi). Inclination: 81.30 deg. Period: 102.00 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1975 December 25 - Meteor 1-23 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 850 km (520 mi). Apogee: 868 km (539 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 102.10 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1976 April 7 - Meteor 1-24 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 832 km (516 mi). Apogee: 881 km (547 mi). Inclination: 81.30 deg. Period: 102.10 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1976 October 15 - Meteor 1-26 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 836 km (519 mi). Apogee: 887 km (551 mi). Inclination: 81.30 deg. Period: 102.20 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

1977 April 5 - Meteor 1-27 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Perigee: 844 km (524 mi). Apogee: 887 km (551 mi). Inclination: 81.30 deg. Period: 102.30 min.
Acquisition of meteorological information needed for use by the weather service.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
Voevodin, Sergey A, VSA072 - Space Apparatus, "Sergey A. Voevodin's Reports", Web Address when accessed: http://home.attbi.com/~rusaerog/spacecraft.html.
Melnik, T G, Voenno-Kosmicheskiy Siliy, Nauka, Moscow, 1997..

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