WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Meteor-2-8

Satellite: Meteor-2-8

Satellite details

Acronym	Meteor-2-8
Full name	Meteor-2-8
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	8th 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	940 km
Inclination	82.5 °

Space agency	RosHydroMet , Roscosmos
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	25 Mar 1982	EOL	25 Sep 1983
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-2-8

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-2-8

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
RMK-2	Radiation Measurement Complex	Jun 1982 *	Sep 1983 *	N/A
SM	Infrared Sounding Radiometer	Jun 1982 *	Sep 1983 *	N/A
TV	Television Camera	Jun 1982 *	Sep 1983 *	N/A
IR	Infrared Instrument	Jun 1982 *	Sep 1983 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed