Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-MCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Meteor-M No.2-4 & others
Launched
February 29, 2024 · 05:43 UTC
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Meteor-M No.2-4 & others launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on February 29, 2024 at 05:43 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 320th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,628th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-M No. 2-4, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 819 × 831 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 21 objects from this launch are catalogued, 20 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for RFSA
- Milestone
- 28th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 320th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,628th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-M No. 2-4 · NORAD 59051 · 2024-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-039A
- Epoch
- 2024-02-29 16:07:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.22193594 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000823
- Inclination
- 98.5852°
- Ascending node
- 25.3145°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.0133°
- Mean anomaly
- 25.1557°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 20 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 8 still in orbit
- Meteor-M No. 2-4 · NORAD 59051 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-29 · NORAD 59052 · re-entered May 13, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-30 · NORAD 59053 · re-entered May 17, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-31 · NORAD 59054 · re-entered May 13, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-33 · NORAD 59055 · re-entered May 13, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-35 · NORAD 59056 · re-entered May 13, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-32 · NORAD 59057 · re-entered May 17, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-34 · NORAD 59058 · re-entered May 13, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-36 · NORAD 59059 · re-entered May 13, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-49 · NORAD 59060 · re-entered May 17, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-50 · NORAD 59061 · re-entered May 6, 2025
- SITRO-AIS-51 · NORAD 59062 · re-entered May 6, 2025
Show 8 more payloads
- SITRO-AIS-52 · NORAD 59063 · re-entered May 6, 2025
- Zorkiy-2M No. 2 · NORAD 59064 · re-entered January 2, 2026
- Pars-1 · NORAD 59065 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-25 · NORAD 59066 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-26 · NORAD 59067 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-27 · NORAD 59068 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-28 · NORAD 59071 · in orbit
- Marafon-D GVM · NORAD 59072 · in orbit
Fregat No. 142-03 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Meteor-M satellites are a new generation of Russian meteorological satellites. Hitchhiking Payloads: SITRO-AIS 13-28, Zorkiy-2M-2, Pars 1 (Iran).
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
16th launch from Cosmodrome Site 1S, 1st this year · 16th from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 29, 2:43 PM GMT+9, in daylight
20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
202 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success, all satellites have separated.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/29/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 2/29/2024 · source
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/25/2024 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/23/2024 · source
Delayed to February 29
Nosu · 12/5/2023 · source
NET February 22, 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2023 · source
NET early 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2023 · source
Added tentative launch date and time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2023 · source
NET December 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/19/2023 · source
Questions
When did Meteor-M No.2-4 & others launch?
Meteor-M No.2-4 & others launched on February 29, 2024 at 05:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Meteor-M No.2-4 & others?
Coverage: Трансляция запуска космического аппарата «Метеор-М» № 2-4; Техническая трансляция запуска космического аппарата «Метеор-М» № 2-4. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Meteor-M No.2-4 & others?
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M spec sheet
Where did Meteor-M No.2-4 & others launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Feb 29, 2:43 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Meteor-M No.2-4 & others reach?
Meteor-M No. 2-4, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 819 × 831 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Meteor-M No.2-4 & others launch?
20 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).