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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulEarth ScienceSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Launched 2019-07-05 05:41:45 UTCCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
42nd
orbital launch attempt in 2019
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
4th
launch this year
Cosmodrome Site 1S
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
190 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
This is the fourth spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Launches
344
Successful
333
97%
Upcoming
4
scheduled
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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