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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads

July 5, 2019 at 5:41 AM UTC

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads launch image
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July 5, 2019 at 5:41 AM UTC

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Cosmodrome Site 1S

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation · 51.8844, 128.3339

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Cosmodrome Site 1S

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

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Mission description

This is the fourth 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.

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Пуск РКН «Союз-2.1б» с гидрометеорологическим спутником «Метеор-М»

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Vehicle

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat

Soyuz · Fregat

Height

46.3 m

Diameter

2.95 m

LEO capacity

8,200 kg

Successful launches

23

Launch complex

Cosmodrome Site 1S

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The first launch took place on 28 April 2016 at 02:01 UTC.

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