Meteor-M
Launch vehicle · Russia
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Meteor satellite. Meteor-M and Meteor-Priroda were similar.
New-generation Russian weather satellite, successor to the Meteor-3M, with new electronics and designed for launch by the Soyuz ST launch vehicle rather than the discontinued Tsiklon-3 and non-Russian Zenit-2. Meteorology satellite built by NPP VNIIEM, Russia. Launched 2009 - 2014.
A series of three satellites was planned to revitalize Russian independent weather-forecasting capabilities, but the first one encountered severe technical problems.
More at: Meteor-M.
Related
- Family
- Earth, Earth weathersat, Medium earth orbit
- Country
- Russia
- Launch Vehicles
- R-7, Soyuz-2-1B, Soyuz ST / Fregat ST
- Launch Sites
- Baikonur, Baikonur LC1, Baikonur LC31
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Meteor-M
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Chronology
1 event
2009 September 17
15:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1B.- Meteor-M - .
Mass: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RKA.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Meteor.
Spacecraft: Meteor-M.
USAF Sat Cat: 35865 . COSPAR: 2009-049A. Apogee: 820 km (500 mi). Perigee: 818 km (508 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min.
First Meteor-M satellite. This replaced the Meteor-3M satellite, with new generation weather instruments. Plagued with problems: the infrared sensor cooling broke down, an antenna did not deploy properly, camera mirrors were degraded by vibration, imagery was not delivered in a usable rectified format.