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METEOR 2-21

activeWeatherLEO

Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.

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Launch

Launch date
August 31, 1993 at 04:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Meteor-2 21
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
965 km
Periapsis
934 km
Inclination
82.55°
Orbital period
104.04 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-055A
NORAD catalog №
22782
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
4.2412 m²
Status
active