Satellite Meteor-M (Meteor-M1) of Russian Federal Service For Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET)

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.

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