Launch Date
July 5, 2019
Launch Site
VOSTO
Launch Pad
PU1S
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
NORAD ID
44387
International Designator
2019-038A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.92°
Right Ascension
172.78°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
23.16°
Period
101.10 min
Mean Motion
14.24 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
METEOR-M2 2
Alternative Name
Meteor-M No. 2-2
Type
Status
Owner
RGMS/VNIIEMI
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 44387U 19038A 26185.24421631 .00000260 00000-0 13210-3 0 9990
2 44387 98.9152 172.7821 0001344 23.1634 336.9605 14.24370807363720
Source: Celestrak
Length
6.5
Diameter
2.9
Span
14
Dry Mass
2600
Launch Mass
2879
Shape
Cyl+panels
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Meteor-M No. 2-2
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
VNIIEMI
Life Expectancy
5 years
Bus
Resurs-O
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
see above
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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