Meteor-M No.1
Russian weather satellite (2009–2014)
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Meteor-M No.1 was the first of the Russian Meteor-M series of polar-orbiting weather satellites. It was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage on 17 September 2009. Meteor-M No.1 was the designated replacement for Meteor-3M No.1,[4] and had a design life of 5 years. In November 2014, Russian officials announced the termination of the mission after a failure of the onboard attitude control system.[2]
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| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos/Roshydromet |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-049A |
| SATCAT no. | 35865 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 5 years[1] Actual: 5 years, 2 months[2] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | VNIIEM |
| Launch mass | 2,930 kilograms (6,460 lb)[1] |
| Payload mass | 700 kilograms (1,500 lb)[1] |
| Power | 1400 watts[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 September 2009 15:55:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | November 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 827.3 kilometres (514.1 mi)[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 823.8 kilometres (511.9 mi)[3] |
| Inclination | 98.5 degrees[3] |
| Period | 101.3 minutes[3] |
Since its termination, the satellite has been heard on radio by amateur radio operators, even transmitting pictures of the Earth.[5]
