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Meteor-3 (1991-056A)

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Метеор-3

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1991-056ALaunched 8/15/1991

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Meteor-3 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-3
Launch Date: 8/15/1991
Last Contact: 12/9/1993

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,196.5 km
Inclination: 82.55 deg
Dry Mass: 2,150 kg
Total Mass: 2,150 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: MET
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Rosgidromet NITs Planeta
Manufacturer: VNIIEM (All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute)

Constellation

Name: Meteor weather satellites
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1991-056A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/253