Meteor-M No.2-3

Meteor-M No.2-3
Mission typeMeteorological Satellite
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2023-091A
SATCAT no.57166
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeMeteor-M No.2
ManufacturerRoscosmos
Launch mass2900kg
Dry mass2750kg
Power2000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date27 Jun 2023, 11:34:39 (2023-06-27UTC11:34:39Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Launch siteSite 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome
Orbital parameters
RegimeSun-Synchronous Orbit
Altitude832 km
Inclination98.57° toward the Equator

The Meteor-M No.2-3 is a weather satellite, designed, built and operated by the Roscosmos, Russia's state-owned space corporation. The satellite was launched in 2023, on board a Soyuz-2-1b launch vehicle, equipped with a Fregat-M upper stage. It is the 5th flight of the Meteor-M series, and the 6th of the Meteor-3M program; the satellite has an expected service life of five years or more.

Like its predecessors, Meteor-M No.2-3 was built to watch global weather, record characteristics of the Ozone Layer, measure temperatures of the earth's oceans and track icing conditions in the polar regions to facilitate shipping.

MSU-MR image received from Meteor-M No.2-3 showing the east coast of the United States. A large frontal system is visible, stretching from Tennessee to Nova Scotia, Canada.
MSU-MR image received from Meteor-M No.2-3 by a hobbyist showing the east coast of the United States.

Relevance for hobbyists

As with the other Meteor satellites, Meteor-M No.2-3 transmits a continuous feed of both LRPT and HRPT imagery as well as some sensor data, and most transmissions are unencrypted and free, and can be received by anyone with basic, inexpensive equipment, such as an SDR and a basic dipole (also widely known as Rabbit-Ears) TV antenna.

References

  1. ↑ "Meteor-M no. 2-3 / WAI Hub". www.whataboutit.space. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
  2. ↑ "WMO OSCAR, Satellite: Meteor-M N2-3". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
  3. ↑ Zak, Anatoly (20 October 2026). "Soyuz launches a Meteor weather satellite and hitchhikers". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 20 October 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Meteor M Series". USRadioguy.com. Retrieved 2026-10-20.