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Meteor-2 (1986-039A)

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Метеор-2

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1986-039ALaunched 5/27/1986

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Meteor-2 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-3
Launch Date: 5/27/1986
Last Contact: 3/13/1988

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 950 km
Inclination: 82.54 deg
Dry Mass: 1,500 kg
Total Mass: 1,500 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Russian Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer: VNIIEM (All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute)

Constellation

Name: Meteor weather satellites
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1986-039A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/149