Meteor-M No.2 (also known as Meteor M2) was the second Russian

Meteor-M The Meteor spacecraft are weather observation satellites launched by the Soviet Union and Russia since the Cold War. The Meteor satellite series was initially developed during the 1960s. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospher ...

series of polar-orbit weather satellite. It was launched on a

Soyuz-2.1b Soyuz2 (; GRAU index: 14A14) is a Russian expendable medium-lift launch vehicle and the seventh major iteration of the Soyuz rocket family. Compared to its predecessors, Soyuz-2 features significant upgrades, including improved engines and ...

rocket with a

Fregat Fregat () is an upper stage developed by NPO Lavochkin for universal compatibility with a wide range of medium- and heavy-lift launch vehicles. Fregat has been used primarily with Soyuz and Zenit rockets, and entered operational service in ...

upper stage on 8 July 2014. It was designed to operate for 5 years.

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Spacecraft launched in 2014 Weather satellites of Russia Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-2 rockets {{spacecraft-stub

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