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METEOR 3-5
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LEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
Launch date
August 15, 1991 at 09:15 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Meteor-3 5
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,206 km
Periapsis
1,185 km
Inclination
82.56°
Orbital period
109.33 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-056A
NORAD catalog №
21655
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
4.7754 m²
Status
active