Meteor-M No.2

Meteor-M No.2 (also known as Meteor M2) was the second Russian Meteor-M series of polar-orbit weather satellite.^[1] It was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage on 8 July 2014. It was designed to operate for 5 years.^[1]

Meteor-M No.2

Mission type	Weather
Operator	Roscosmos/Roshydromet
COSPAR ID	2014-037A
SATCAT no.	40069
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	2,700 kilograms (6,000 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	8 July 2014 (2014-07-08)
Launch site	Baikonur
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude	825.5 kilometres (512.9 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	835.0 kilometres (518.8 mi)[1]
Inclination	98.5 degrees[1]
Period	101.4 minutes[1]
Meteor ← Meteor-M No.1 Meteor-M No.2-1 →

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• Meteor