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METEOR 2-19

activeWeatherLEO

Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.

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Launch

Launch date
June 27, 1990 at 10:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Meteor-2 19
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
959 km
Periapsis
934 km
Inclination
82.55°
Orbital period
103.98 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-057A
NORAD catalog №
20670
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
3.8759 m²
Status
active