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Meteor-2 13

Success Soviet Union, Tsiklon-3

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Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Rocket and boosterTsiklon-3
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Tsiklon-3

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MissionEarth Science · LEO

Earth Science · LEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
METEOR 2-13 1985-119A Payload 932 × 957 km · 82.5° Globe
SL-14 R/B 1985-119B Rocket body 935 × 958 km · 82.5° Globe
METEOR 2-13 DEB 1985-119C Debris 891 × 929 km · 82.5° Globe

COSPAR ID 1985-119. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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