Meteor 3-5

Russia

Launch data:

Designation	21655 / 91056A
Launch date	15 Aug 1991
Launch site	Plesetsk
Launch vehicle	Tsyklon-3 (#94)
Mission	Meteorology
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	1184/1203 km
Inclination	82.55°
Period	109.3 min

Descriptions:

Carried the TOMS instrument which failed in 1994. Replaced Meteor 2-21.
Transmits on 137.30 MHz (APT) (earlier it transmitted at 137.850 MHz but this caused interference when Resurs O1-4 was launched)

Mission details:

The S5M rocket stage of Tsiklon-3 No 67082-803, which launched Meteor-3 No. 5 in Aug 1991, disintegrated on Feb 12, 2020 at 1046 UTC. 28 debris objects have been cataloged. This is the 5th S5M stage to disintegrate. 104 more S5M stages remain in orbit.

TOMS:

Wavebands	312.5; 317.5; 331.3; 339.8; 360.0; 380.0 nm.
Resolution	63 x 63 km²
Swath width	2900 km

Ref: #7(JR776) - update: 12.03.20