March 21, 2016, 14:34 | Meteor-M | satellite | Forecast
Failure occurred at the hydrometeorological satellite “Meteor-M” number 1, the unit taken out of operation, said TASS “Corporation” VNIIEM “Construction of the satellite.
The interviewee in the space industry explained that the satellite refused orientation system, and he began to spin uncontrollably. According to him, experts are trying to fix this problem.
The satellite is temporarily removed from work to ascertain the circumstances of what happened, officials said VNIIEM has not specified details.
The satellite “Meteor-M” was launched on September 17, 2009 and stayed there for five years warranty existence. In November 2014 the Federal Space Agency had brought him out of operation due to a failure of the system orientation and the impossibility of further use.
In the summer of 2014 the federal agency reported that the “Meteor-M” number 2 is to replace the “Meteor-M” number 1. Later, in January of this year, the unit will partially recover: it became known that the satellite has resumed the transfer of information in November 2015
The robot spacecraft “Meteor-M» № 1 is the first device of a series of devices. specializing in hydrometeorological support. The main purpose of “Meteor-M” is operative to obtain information for the purpose of weather forecasting, assessment of the radiation environment in space around the Earth and monitoring of the ozone layer.
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