Meteor-3
The Meteor-3 series was the third generation of soviet meteorological satellites. They were based on the Meteor-2 series.
The regular instrumentation consisted of:
Meteor-3 6 carried additionally a TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) instrument provided by NASA, similar to the one flown on Nimbus 7.
Meteor-3 7 also carried additional instruments: The ScaRaB (Scanner for Radiation Budget) cross-track scanning radiometer provided by CNES [France), Russia (Planeta, RKA) and Germany (GKSS); PRARE (Precise Range And Range-Rate Equipment), a German Microwave Tracking System); and a laser retro reflector array.
The Meteor-3 series was to be replaced by the improved Meteor-3M series, of which only one satellite was launched.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Meteorology |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | VNIIEM |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | SP-2 bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 2 years |
Mass: | 2150 - 2250 kg |
Orbit: | SSO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 1612 (Meteor-3 (1a)) | 1984-120A | 27.11.1984 | Pl LC-32/1 | P | Tsiklon-3 | |
Meteor-3 1 | 1985-100A | 24.10.1985 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
Meteor-3 2 | 1988-064A | 26.07.1988 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
Meteor-3 3 | 1989-086A | 24.10.1989 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
Meteor-3 4 | 1991-030A | 24.04.1991 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
Meteor-3 5 | 1991-056A | 15.08.1991 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
Meteor-3 6 | 1994-003A | 25.01.1994 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | with Tubsat B |