Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | Roscosmos/Roshydromet |
COSPAR ID | 2014-037A |
SATCAT no. | 40069 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 2,700 kilograms (6,000 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 July 2014 (2014-07-08) |
Launch site | Baikonur |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 825.5 kilometres (512.9 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 835.0 kilometres (518.8 mi) |
Inclination | 98.5 degrees |
Period | 101.4 minutes |
Meteor← Meteor-M No.1Meteor-M No.2-1 → |
Meteor-M No.2 (also known as Meteor M2) was the second Russian Meteor-M series of polar-orbit weather satellite. It was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage on 8 July 2014. It was designed to operate for 5 years.
See also
References
- ^ "METEOR M2 satellite details". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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