2017 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
failureSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
This is the third 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.
Overview
- Date / time
- November 28, 2017 at 05:41 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Cosmodrome Site 1S
- Mission
- Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
FailureAn algorithm glitch caused the Fregat upper stage to de-orbit.