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Okean-E

Meteor 3

Meteor 3
Meteor 3 exhibited at Hannover Expo 2000.
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Ukrainian earth resources radar satellite. First prototype of Okean series. Development of methods for obtaining operational information on the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Observation satellite built by KB Yuzhnoye, Russia. Launched 1979 - 1980.

Status: Operational 1979. First Launch: 1979-02-12. Last Launch: 1980-01-23. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 1,950 kg (4,290 lb).

The Okean's instruments were evidently mounted on a Meteor 3 bus. Instruments did not include the RLSBO side-looking radar. Therefore it would have been equipped with:


More at: Okean-E.

Family: Earth, Earth resources, Medium earth orbit. Country: Ukraine. Launch Vehicles: Tsiklon, Tsiklon-3. Projects: Okean. Launch Sites: Plesetsk, Plesetsk LC32/2, Plesetsk LC32/1. Agency: MO, Yuzhnoye. Bibliography: 2, 279, 6, 12908.
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Okean-E 1Okean-E 1
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1979 February 12 - . 13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC32/2. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-3.
1980 January 23 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC32/1. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-3.

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