WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Meteor-1-8

Satellite: Meteor-1-8

Satellite details

Acronym	Meteor-1-8
Full name	Meteor-1-8
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	8th flight unit of the Meteor-1 series. Main mission: cloud observation. Significant contribution to radiation study.
Mass at launch	1300 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from RosHydroMet.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	250 km
Inclination	81.2 °

Space agency	RosHydroMet , Roscosmos
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	17 Apr 1971	EOL	17 Jan 1972
Last update:	2013-02-13

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Meteor-1
- Meteor-1-1 (1969 - 1970)
- Meteor-1-2 (1969 - 1970)
- Meteor-1-3 (1970 - 1970)
- Meteor-1-4 (1970 - 1971)
- Meteor-1-5 (1970 - 1971)
- Meteor-1-6 (1970 - 1971)
- Meteor-1-7 (1971 - 1971)
- Meteor-1-8 (1971 - 1972)
- Meteor-1-9 (1971 - 1972)
- Meteor-1-10 (1971 - 1972)
- Meteor-1-11 (1972 - 1972)
- Meteor-1-12 (1972 - 1973)
- Meteor-1-13 (1972 - 1973)
- Meteor-1-14 (1973 - 1973)
- Meteor-1-15 (1973 - 1974)
- Meteor-1-16 (1974 - 1974)
- Meteor-1-17 (1974 - 1975)
- Meteor-1-19 (1974 - 1975)
- Meteor-1-20 (1974 - 1975)
- Meteor-1-21 (1975 - 1976)
- Meteor-1-22 (1975 - 1976)
- Meteor-1-23 (1975 - 1976)
- Meteor-1-24 (1976 - 1977)
- Meteor-1-26 (1976 - 1977)
- Meteor-1-27 (1977 - 1978)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Meteor-1-8

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Meteor-1-8

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
AC	Radiation Budget Sensor	Jul 1971 *	Jan 1972 *	N/A
IR	Infrared Instrument	Jul 1971 *	Jan 1972 *	N/A
TV	Television Camera	Jul 1971 *	Jan 1972 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed