Meteor-M 3 [VNIIEM]
Meteor-M 3 is the third satellites of the Meteor-M generation of Russian meteorological satellites. Meteor-M 3 will be equipped with a new-generation active phased antenna radar (AFAR) for ocean monitoring in contrast to the Meteor-M 1 and Meteor-M 2 series satellites.
The launch of Meteor-M 3 was pushed beyond 2020 due to lack of funding and was cancelled in May 2019.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Meteorology |
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Contractors: | NPP VNIIEM |
Equipment: | AFAR |
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Propulsion: | |
Power: | Deployable fixed solar array, batteries |
Lifetime: | 7 years |
Mass: | ~3000 kg |
Orbit: | 650 km × 650 km, 97.9° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Meteor-M 3 | - | 202x | Ba | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | cancelled |