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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat · Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 283rd launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,862nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 5, 05:41 – Jul 5, 05:41 UTC
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Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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