Meteor-M No.2-1 & Rideshares
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:41:46 AM
Tuesday November 28, 2017
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Launch Notes
A programming error caused the Fregat upper stage to deorbit prematurely.
Meteor-M No.2-1
Meteor-M No.2-1 (Russian: Метеор-М №2-1), was a Russian satellite, part of Meteor-M series of polar-orbit weather satellite.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
2,700 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaPrice
$25.00 million
Rocket
Height: 46.94m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 7,500 kg
GTO: 3,250 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,550 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.11m
Height: 11.43m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Stats
Soyuz 2.1b
36th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2017
2017
80th
Orbital launch attempt