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Meteor-2 (11F632)
Meteor-2
TheMeteor-2 series was the second generation of soviet meteorological satellites. They were based on theMeteor-1 series.
The instrument complement consisted of three television-type (frame technique) VIS and IR scanners, a five-channel scanning radiometer and a radiometer (RMK-2) for measuring radiation flux densities in the near-Earth space.
Meteor-2 21 carried additionally to its regular payload an unique Fizeau Retro Reflector Array (RRA) for Satellite Laser Ranging applications.
Initially the satellites were orbited by theVostok-2M launch vehicle, which was replaced beginning in 1982 with theTsiklon-3 launch vehicle. They were flown in non-sun-synchronous polar orbits with altitudes between 850 and 950 km and inclinations of 81-82º
The Meteor-2 series was replaced by theMeteor-3 series.
| Nation: | USSR |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | VNIIEM |
| Equipment: | TV, IR, SM, RMK-2 |
| Configuration: | SP-1 bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1300 kg |
| Orbit: | 850 km × 950 km, 81-82º |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor-2 1 | 1975-064A | 11.07.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 2 | 1977-002A | 06.01.1977 | Pl LC-43/3 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 3 | 1977-117A | 14.12.1977 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 4 | 1979-021A | 01.03.1979 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 5 | 1979-095A | 31.10.1979 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 6 | 1980-073A | 09.09.1980 | Pl LC-43/3 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 7 | 1981-043A | 14.05.1981 | Pl LC-43/3 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 8 | 1982-025A | 25.03.1982 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 9 | 1982-116A | 14.12.1982 | Pl LC-43/3 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 10 | 1983-109A | 28.10.1983 | Pl LC-16/2 | Vostok-2M | ||
| Meteor-2 11 | 1984-072A | 05.07.1984 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 12 | 1985-013A | 06.02.1985 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 13 | 1985-119A | 26.12.1985 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 14 | 1986-039A | 27.05.1986 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 15 | 1987-001A | 05.01.1987 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 16 | 1987-068A | 18.08.1987 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 17 | 1988-005A | 30.01.1988 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 18 | 1989-018A | 28.02.1989 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 19 | 1990-057A | 27.06.1990 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 20 | 1990-086A | 28.09.1990 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Meteor-2 21 | 1993-055A | 31.08.1993 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | withTemisat |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR / Russia
References:
- eoPortal Directory:Meteor-1 / Meteor-2 / Meteor-Priroda Series
