Meteor 3-07

Also called Meteor 3M

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General

Designation	27001 / 01056A
Launch date	10 Dec 2001
Country of origin	Russia
Mission	Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	1020 km, sun-synchronous
Inclination	99.6°
Period	105 min
Launch vehicle	Zenit #35

This is the first of an improved series.

It carries visible and IR sensors and NASA's SAGE III instrument. The latter delayed the launched by 6-months as it had to be returned to manufacturer after satellite integration. Sage 3 studies aerosols and the ozone layer.

On 2 Jan 2002 the 1.7 GHz transmitter had an anomaly which delays the testing.

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End of life

Out of service	Dec 2003
Cause	All data transmitters failed. It was the last Russian meteorological operating satellite.
Decay

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External resources

http://www-sage3.larc.nasa.gov/

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Elektromekhanika Research Institute (VNIIEM)
Platform
Mass at launch	2500 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	at least 3 years

The Sage 3 payload will downlink over Wallops facility on 1704.3384 MHz, 665.4 Kbps.

The TV meteocomplex MR-700M onboard downlinks at 465.5 MHz.

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