1971-120A
Meteor (F10) was launched on 1971 Dec 29 by 8A92M Vostok from Plesetsk. This advanced Meteor satellite carried APT (automatic picture transmission) equipment to allow small ground antennas to pick up weather pictures. It also carried an experimental low thrust plasma engine which was tested out in Feb 1972, placing the spacecraft in a sun synchronous orbit. Between Feb 14 and Feb 22 the plasma engine accumulated 170 hours of operation.
A number of debris objects were associated with this launch. C and D were cataloged in 1976 May but may have been released around the time of launch.
| Meteor F10 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Dec 29 | 1050:01 | Launch by 8A92M | PL |
| 1055? | Blok E burn | ||
| 1100? | Blok E sep | ||
| 102.6 878 x 889 x 81.3 | |||
| 1972 Jan 13 | Engine test (1.5min) | ||
| 1972 Feb 2 | Spatial orientation test | ||
| 1972 Feb 2 | Engine test (Rev 517, 1 rev) | ||
| 1972 Feb 7 | Engine test (Rev 573, 1 rev) | ||
| 1972 Feb 10 | Engine test, 1 rev (Rev 604-5) | ||
| 1972 Feb 14 | Rev 657: begin long duration tests | ||
| 1972 Feb 22 | Rev 772: end long duration tests | 102.3 859 x 874 x 81.3 | |
| 1970s | End of ops | ||
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