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METEOR 2-20

activeWeatherLEO

Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.

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Launch

Launch date
September 28, 1990 at 07:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Meteor-2 20
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
959 km
Periapsis
938 km
Inclination
82.52°
Orbital period
104.01 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-086A
NORAD catalog №
20826
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
4.4279 m²
Status
active