METEOR 3-1 (16191)

COSPAR: 1985-100A | Alt Name: Meteor-3

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 24, 1985

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

16191

International Designator

1985-100A

Epoch

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Inclination

82.55°

Right Ascension

24.03°

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Argument of Perigee

317.91°

Period

109.31 min

Mean Motion

13.17 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

METEOR 3-1

Alternative Name

Meteor-3

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GMS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 16191U 85100A   26185.02899868  .00000109  00000-0  24925-3 0  9999

2 16191  82.5474  24.0330 0019029 317.9114 207.1559 13.17319296956550

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Summary

METEOR 3-1 (OBJECT_ID: 1985-100A) is a meteorology satellite launched on October 24, 1985, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/1 using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 6.5 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.4 meters with a span of 12.7 meters when its components are deployed. It weighs 1,750 kg at launch and is equipped with two deployable solar arrays for power generation along with batteries. Manufactured by VNIEM, METEOR 3-1 operates in a cylindrical shape with additional panels and has an RCS value of 4.4356. Its mission is focused on meteorology, providing data over its two-year lifetime as part of the GMS (Soviet Union) satellite constellation.

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.5

Diameter

2.4

Span

12.7

Dry Mass

1750

Launch Mass

1750

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

4.4356

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Meteor-3 No. 2

Purpose

Meteorology

Mission

Meteorology

Manufacturer

VNIEM

Life Expectancy

2 years

Bus

Meteor-3

Configuration

SP-2 bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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