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Meteor-M No.2-1

2014 Russian weather satellite. Meteor-M No.2-1 was launched on July 8, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-037ANORAD 40069Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Meteor-M No. 2
Common name
Meteor-M No.2-1
Other names
Meteor-M No. 210-522-42:RA
International designator
2014-037A
NORAD catalog number
40069
GCAT identifier
S40069
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/729

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Meteor-M
Owner
Rosgidromet
Country
Russia
Builder
Joint Stock Corp. VNIIEM
Platform (bus)
Resurs-O

Launch

Date
July 8, 2014 · 15:58 UTC
Launch record
2014-037Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
818 km
Apogee
828 km
Inclination
98.81°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 7, 2023

Size

Mass
2,879 kg
Dry mass
2,600 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 Q17331480 (CC0).