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Meteor-M No.2-2

Russian polar orbiting weather satellite. Meteor-M No.2-2 was launched on July 5, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-038ANORAD 44387Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Meteor-M No. 2-2
Common name
Meteor-M No.2-2
International designator
2019-038A
NORAD catalog number
44387
GCAT identifier
S44387
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/906

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 5, 2019 · 05:41 UTC
Launch record
2019-038Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
812 km
Apogee
815 km
Inclination
98.57°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 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 Q97317329 (CC0).