Meteor-1
The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.
These satellites were developed by VNIIEM. They consisted of a 3-axis stabilized pressurized body powered by two articulated solar panels.
The payload consisted of following instruments:
Four satellites were used to test plasma thrusters in space. Meteor-1 10, 19 and 25 carried SPD-60 thrusters and Meteor-1 27 carried SPD-50 thrusters.
These satellites were orbited by Vostok-2M launched both from the Baikonur and Plesetsk cosmodromes. Due to the lack of performance of the launch vehicle, they were put into non-sun-synchronous polar orbits with a average altitude of 650 km for the first nine satellites and 900 km for the later satellites. Orbital inclination was 81-82º.
There were 11 satellites launched under the Kosmos designation and 25 more under the Meteor-1 name. Six more satellites - Meteor-1 18, 25, 28, 29, 30 and 31 - were in fact part of the Meteor-Priroda series. The Meteor-1 series was replaced by the more sophisticated Meteor-2 series.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Meteorology |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | VNIIEM |
Equipment: | TV, IR, AC |
Configuration: | |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 2200 kg |
Orbit: | 650 km × 650 km, 81° (typical, #1-9); 600 km × 600 km, 81° (typical, rest of series) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 44 (Meteor-1 #1) | 1964-053A | 28.08.1964 | Ba LC-31/6 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 58 (Meteor-1 #2) | 1965-014A | 26.02.1965 | Ba LC-31/6 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 100 (Meteor-1 #3) | 1965-106A | 17.12.1965 | Ba LC-31/6 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 118 (Meteor-1 #4) | 1966-038A | 11.05.1966 | Ba LC-31/6 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 122 (Meteor-1 #5) | 1966-057A | 25.06.1966 | Ba LC-31/6 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 144 (Meteor-1 #6) | 1967-018A | 28.02.1967 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 156 (Meteor-1 #7) | 1967-039A | 27.04.1967 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 184 (Meteor-1 #8) | 1967-102A | 24.10.1967 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 206 (Meteor-1 #9) | 1968-019A | 14.03.1968 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos 226 (Meteor-1 #10) | 1968-049A | 12.06.1968 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Kosmos (265) (Meteor-1 #11) | 1969-F03 | 01.02.1969 | Pl LC-41/1 | F | Vostok-2M | |
Meteor-1 1 (12L) | 1969-029A | 26.03.1969 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 2 (15L) | 1969-084A | 06.10.1969 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 3 (14L) | 1970-019A | 17.03.1970 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 4 (13L) | 1970-037A | 28.04.1970 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 5 (17L) | 1970-047A | 23.06.1970 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 6 (16L) | 1970-085A | 15.10.1970 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 7 (19L) | 1971-003A | 20.01.1971 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 8 (21L) | 1971-031A | 17.04.1971 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 9 (20L) | 1971-059A | 16.07.1971 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 10 (18L) | 1971-120A | 29.12.1971 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 11 (23L) | 1972-022A | 30.03.1972 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 12 (26L) | 1972-049A | 30.06.1972 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 13 (25L) | 1972-085A | 26.10.1972 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 14 (29L) | 1973-015A | 20.03.1973 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 15 (27L) | 1973-034A | 29.05.1973 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 16 (30L) | 1974-011A | 05.03.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 17 (22L) | 1974-025A | 24.04.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 19 (33L) | 1974-083A | 28.10.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 20 (32L) | 1974-099A | 17.12.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 21 (31L) | 1975-023A | 01.04.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 22 (28L) | 1975-087A | 18.09.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 23 (38L) | 1975-124A | 25.12.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 24 (37L) | 1976-032A | 07.04.1976 | Pl LC-41/1 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 26 (35L) | 1976-102A | 15.10.1976 | Pl LC-43/3 | Vostok-2M | ||
Meteor-1 27 (39L) | 1977-024A | 05.04.1977 | Pl LC-43/3 | Vostok-2M |