Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1b FregatCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads
Launched
July 5, 2019
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1b Fregat from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on July 5, 2019. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 283rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,862nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Meteor-M No. 2-2, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 820 × 824 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 17th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 283rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,862nd orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-M No. 2-2 · NORAD 44387 · 2019-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-038A
- Epoch
- 2019-07-05 07:43:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.2319848 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002927
- Inclination
- 98.5646°
- Ascending node
- 149.3859°
- Arg. of perigee
- 123.127°
- Mean anomaly
- 1.0092°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 4 still in orbit
- Meteor-M No. 2-2 · NORAD 44387 · in orbit
- ICEYE-X5 · NORAD 44389 · in orbit
- ICEYE-X4 · NORAD 44390 · in orbit
- NSLSat-1 · NORAD 44391 · re-entered August 5, 2024
- VDNKh-80 · NORAD 44392 · re-entered June 21, 2024
- LightSat · NORAD 44393 · re-entered June 6, 2024
- AmGU 1 · NORAD 44394 · re-entered May 4, 2024
- Lemur-2-LillyJo · NORAD 44396 · re-entered February 21, 2024
- MOVE-IIb · NORAD 44398 · re-entered December 7, 2023
- DoT-1 · NORAD 44399 · re-entered February 4, 2025
- SONATE · NORAD 44400 · re-entered July 8, 2025
- Lemur-2-Wanli · NORAD 44402 · re-entered February 10, 2024
Show 17 more payloads
- Lemur-2-Morag · NORAD 44403 · re-entered March 5, 2024
- Sokrat · NORAD 44404 · re-entered May 1, 2024
- Lemur-2-DustInTheWind · NORAD 44405 · re-entered March 28, 2024
- Lucky-7 · NORAD 44406 · re-entered December 21, 2024
- Lemur-2-Alex-Maddy · NORAD 44407 · re-entered July 13, 2024
- El Camino Real · NORAD 44408 · in orbit
- Lemur-2-EJatta · NORAD 44409 · re-entered February 16, 2024
- EXOCONNECT · NORAD 44410 · re-entered October 17, 2023
- Lemur-2-GregRobinson · NORAD 44411 · re-entered February 7, 2024
- BEESAT 9 · NORAD 44412 · re-entered June 4, 2024
- Lemur-2-Yndrd · NORAD 44413 · re-entered April 27, 2024
- CarboNIX · NORAD 44414 · re-entered May 6, 2025
- JAISAT 1 · NORAD 44419 · re-entered June 7, 2024
- MTCube · re-entered July 15, 2023
- Ecuador-UTE · re-entered June 12, 2025
- SEAM 2.0 · re-entered June 5, 2024
- Koit · re-entered April 1, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the fourth spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
5th launch from Cosmodrome Site 1S, 1st this year · 5th from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
190 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads launch?
Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads launched on July 5, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads?
Coverage: Пуск РКН «Союз-2.1б» с гидрометеорологическим спутником «Метеор-М». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads?
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1b Fregat spec sheet
Where did Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads reach?
Meteor-M No. 2-2, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 820 × 824 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads launch?
29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).