Meteor 221

 1993-055A

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Meteor-2 (F21) was launched on 1993 Aug 31, the first post-Soviet Meteor-2. It carried a Fizeau laser retro-reflector array to test Special Relativity.

Meteor-2 (F21)
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1993 Aug 31	0440:00	Launch by Tsiklon-3 11K68	PL LC32
	0442	T+2:00 Stage 1 MECO
	0444	T+4:37 Stage 2 off, sep
	0445	T+5:20 S5M burn 1
	0447	T+7:03 S5M cutoff 1	150? x 964 x 82.5
	0528?	T+48m? S5M burn 2, 15s?
	0529?	T+49m? S5M cutoff 2
	0529?	T+49m? S5M sep from Meteor-2
	1520	Temisat sep from Meteor-2

Payload:

• APT scanning radiometer

• Global scanning radiometer

• Scanning IR radiometer

• Scanning IR spectrometer

• Radiation detectors (p,e 0.15-90MeV)

• SHF cloud moisture sensor

• IR scanners

• Fizeau retro-reflector array