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| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos/Roshydromet |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | VNIIEM |
| Payload mass | 2,700 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 November 2017 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat |
| Launch site | Vostochny 1S |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Failed launch |
| Deactivated | 28 November 2017 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Meteor-M No.2-1 (Russian: Метеор-М №2-1), was a Russian satellite, part of Meteor-M series of polar-orbit weather satellite.[1] It was launched using Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage on 28 November 2017; the satellite failed to separate from the Fregat and communication was later lost.[2]
The cause of failure was determined to be faulty programming. The satellite was programmed with a launch point of Baikonur Cosmodrome, instead of the Vostochny Cosmodrome[3] causing the satellite to enter an incorrect orbit.[4] This was the second launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the first civilian launch site in Russia.[5]
In addition to the ₽2.6bn Meteor-M weather satellite, 18 other scientific, research and commercial satellites from Russia, Norway, Sweden, the US, Japan, Canada and Germany were lost as well.[5]
- ^ SOYUZ 2-1B • METEOR-M NO. 2-1.
- ^ Andrew Griffin (28 November 2017). "Russia loses contact with Meteor satellite launched hours earlier, says space agency". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12.
- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (4 January 2018). "Russia Lost a $45 Million Weather Satellite Due to Human Error, Official Says". Space.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (28 November 2017). "Russia Loses Contact with Satellites After Soyuz Rocket Launch". Space.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Russian satellite lost after being set to launch from wrong spaceport". the Guardian. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-11-03.