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Meteor-3M No. 1

retired

Meteor-3M № 1

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2001-056ALaunched 12/10/2001

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Meteor-3M
Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2
Launch Date: 12/10/2001
Last Contact: 4/5/2006

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,006 km
Inclination: 99.65 deg
Dry Mass: 2,300 kg
Total Mass: 2,476 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: 2001-056A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/409