Meteor 3-05

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General

Designation	21655 / 91056A
Launch date	15 Aug 1991
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	1184/1203 km
Inclination	82.55°
Period	109.3 min
Launch vehicle	Cyclone 3 #94

Carried the TOMS instrument which failed in 1994. Replaced Meteor 2-21

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End of life

Out of service	Feb 2003
Cause	failure
Decay

Technical data

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Transmits on 137.30 MHz (APT) (earlier it transmitted at 137.850 MHz but this caused interference when Resurs O1-4 was launched)

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TOMS

Wavebands	312.5; 317.5; 331.3; 339.8; 360.0; 380.0 nm.
Resolution	63 x 63 km²
Swath width	2900 km

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