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METEOR-M2 4
Polar Weather · Roscosmos / Roshydromet
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Russia's fourth Meteor-M No.2 expands polar coverage as Soviet-era spacecraft retire. Russia's 11-time-zone territory requires domestic weather satellite capability for reasons as much political as scientific — no other nation's forecasts will reliably cover Russian interests as well as Russian satellites.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 508–513 mi (817–826 km)
- Inclination
- 98.7°
- One orbit
- 101.2 minutes14.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59051
- Int’l designator
- 2024-039A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.