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METEOR 3-3

activeWeatherLEO

Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.

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Launch

Launch date
October 24, 1989 at 09:35 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Meteor-3 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,249 km
Periapsis
1,239 km
Inclination
82.55°
Orbital period
110.37 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-086A
NORAD catalog №
20305
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
6.1716 m²
Status
active