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METEOR 3-4

activeWeatherLEO

Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.

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Launch

Launch date
April 24, 1991 at 01:37 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Meteor-3 4
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,207 km
Periapsis
1,187 km
Inclination
82.54°
Orbital period
109.36 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-030A
NORAD catalog №
21232
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
6.3715 m²
Status
active