Mission record
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
Russia
Date
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 05:41:46 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5695 ever
Failure
An algorithm glitch caused the Fregat upper stage to de-orbit.
Mission
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.