Meteor-M_No.2-1

Meteor-M No.2-1

Meteor-M No.2-1

Russian space satellite

Meteor-M No.2-1 (Russian: Метеор-М №2-1), was a Russian satellite, part of Meteor-M series of polar-orbit weather satellite.[1] It was launched using Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage on 28 November 2017; the satellite failed to separate from the Fregat and communication was later lost.[2]

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The cause of failure was determined to be faulty programming. The satellite was programmed with a launch point of Baikonur Cosmodrome, instead of the Vostochny Cosmodrome[3] causing the satellite to enter an incorrect orbit.[4] This was the second launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the first civilian launch site in Russia.[5]

In addition to the ₽2.6bn Meteor-M weather satellite, 18 other scientific, research and commercial satellites from Russia, Norway, Sweden, the US, Japan, Canada and Germany were lost as well.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    SOYUZ 2-1B • METEOR-M NO. 2-1.
  2. [2]
    Andrew Griffin (28 November 2017). "Russia loses contact with Meteor satellite launched hours earlier, says space agency". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12.
  3. [3]
    Howell, Elizabeth (4 January 2018). "Russia Lost a $45 Million Weather Satellite Due to Human Error, Official Says". Space.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. [4]
    Foust, Jeff (28 November 2017). "Russia Loses Contact with Satellites After Soyuz Rocket Launch". Space.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Russian satellite lost after being set to launch from wrong spaceport". the Guardian. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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