Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Meteor-M (Meteor-M1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Federal Service For Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Meteorology |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Polar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
818 |
Apogee (km) |
820 |
Eccentricity |
0.00013910140492419 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.6 |
Period (minutes) |
101.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2700 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
17-09-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
VNIIEM |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz 2-1b |
COSPAR Number |
2009-049A |
NORAD Number |
35865 |
Comments |
Will gather data for weather forecasts, monitor Earth´s ozone layer and radiation conditions in upper atmosphere, information on ice floes for maritime shipping. |