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Meteor-3M No.1

Weather satellite. Meteor-3M No.1 was launched on December 10, 2001 aboard a Zenit-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-056ANORAD 27001Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Meteor-3M No. 1
Common name
Meteor-3M No.1
Payload designation
Meteor-3M 17F45 No. 101
International designator
2001-056A
NORAD catalog number
27001
GCAT identifier
S27001
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/409

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Meteor-3
Owner
Rosgidromet
Country
Russia
Builder
All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus)
Meteor-3

Launch

Date
December 10, 2001 · 17:18 UTC
Launch record
2001-056Success
Rocket
Zenit-2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
996 km
Apogee
1,016 km
Inclination
99.65°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Apr 5, 2006
End of operations
Apr 5, 2006

Size

Mass
2,476 kg
Dry mass
2,300 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.90 m
Span
14.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4291711 (CC0).