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METEOR 1-30

DecayedWeatherLEO

Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.

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Launch

Launch date
June 18, 1980 at 06:14 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Vostok 8A92M →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Meteor-Priroda 3-1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
152 km
Periapsis
140 km
Inclination
97.67°
Orbital period
87.4 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-051A
NORAD catalog №
11848
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
12.9715 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 1, 1992

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 1, 1992
Time in service
11.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed