Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
Type: Earth Science
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.
Location
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
11 rockets have launched from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Type: Government
Abbreviation: RFSA
Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin
Founded: 1992
Launchers: Soyuz
Spacecraft: Soyuz
Country: RUS
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
