WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Meteor-2-2

Satellite: Meteor-2-2

Satellite details

Acronym	Meteor-2-2
Full name	Meteor-2-2
Satellite Description	2nd flight unit of the Meteor-2 series. Main missions: cloud observation and IR temperature/humidity sounding. Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch	1500 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from RosHydroMet.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	880 km
Inclination	81.3 °

Space agency	RosHydroMet , Roscosmos
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	06 Jan 1977	EOL	06 Jul 1978
Last update:	2013-02-13

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

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

Meteor-2
- Meteor-2-1 (1975 - 1977)
- Meteor-2-2 (1977 - 1978)
- Meteor-2-3 (1977 - 1979)
- Meteor-2-4 (1979 - 1980)
- Meteor-2-5 (1979 - 1981)
- Meteor-2-6 (1980 - 1982)
- Meteor-2-7 (1981 - 1982)
- Meteor-2-8 (1982 - 1983)
- Meteor-2-9 (1982 - 1984)
- Meteor-2-10 (1983 - 1985)
- Meteor-2-11 (1984 - 1986)
- Meteor-2-12 (1985 - 1986)
- Meteor-2-13 (1985 - 1987)
- Meteor-2-14 (1986 - 1987)
- Meteor-2-15 (1987 - 1988)
- Meteor-2-16 (1987 - 1989)
- Meteor-2-17 (1988 - 1990)
- Meteor-2-18 (1989 - 1990)
- Meteor-2-19 (1990 - 1991)
- Meteor-2-20 (1990 - 1992)
- Meteor-2-21 (1993 - 1995)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Meteor-2-2

Acronym	Full name
RMK-2	Radiation Measurement Complex
SM	Infrared Sounding Radiometer
TV	Television Camera
IR	Infrared Instrument

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Meteor-2-2

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
RMK-2	Radiation Measurement Complex	Apr 1977 *	Jul 1978 *	N/A
SM	Infrared Sounding Radiometer	Apr 1977 *	Jul 1978 *	N/A
TV	Television Camera	Apr 1977 *	Jul 1978 *	N/A
IR	Infrared Instrument	Apr 1977 *	Jul 1978 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed