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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
Nov 28, 5:41 AM UTC
Nov 28, 5:41 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
This is the third spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Cosmodrome Site 1S
- Location
- Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
- Country
- 🇷🇺 RUS