Engineering:Meteor-M No.2-1

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Short description: Russian space satellite
Meteor-M No.2-1
Meteor-M 2.jpeg
Mission typeWeather
OperatorRoscosmos/Roshydromet
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerVNIIEM
Payload mass2,700 kg
Start of mission
Launch date28 November 2017 (2017-11-28Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat
Launch siteVostochny 1S
End of mission
DisposalFailed launch
Deactivated28 November 2017 (2017-11-29Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-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]


References

  1. ↑ SOYUZ 2-1B • METEOR-M NO. 2-1.
  2. ↑ Andrew Griffin (28 November 2017). "Russia loses contact with Meteor satellite launched hours earlier, says space agency". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/russia-satellite-contact-lost-meteor-latest-updates-space-agency-meteor-launch-vostochny-a8079451.html. 
  3. ↑ Howell, Elizabeth (4 January 2018). "Russia Lost a $45 Million Weather Satellite Due to Human Error, Official Says". Space.com. https://www.space.com/39270-russian-weather-satellite-doomed-human-error.html. Retrieved 4 January 2018. 
  4. ↑ Foust, Jeff (28 November 2017). "Russia Loses Contact with Satellites After Soyuz Rocket Launch". Space.com. https://www.space.com/38918-russian-satellites-lose-contact-after-launch.html. Retrieved 4 January 2018. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Russian satellite lost after being set to launch from wrong spaceport" (in en). 2017-12-28. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/28/russian-satellite-lost-wrong-spaceport-meteor-m. 



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