The source said, when the "meteor-M" will launch from the Vostochny
Roshydromet satellite "meteor-M" No. 2. 2 will launch from the Baikonur "East" in April, said Last news a source in the rocket and space industry.
The camera will orbit the rocket "Soyuz-2" with power to disperse " Frigate ". The forthcoming Launch will be the first with this launch pad in the coming year.
The interlocutor has reminded that from the beginning of "meteor-M" planned to start by the end of the year, even before the launch of satellite " Canopus-V ". But because of the unwillingness of the "Meteor-M" the start was postponed for 2019 with no orders on specific dates. The migration has caused not timely delivered enterprise-manufacturer (VNIIEM) components of the organization " Russian space systems ".
first it was announced that the next launch from the Vostochny is expected on 25 December 2018. Orbit will launch two satellites " Canopus-V ". This will be the fourth launch in the history of the Russian far East spaceport. The previous was held on 28 April 2016, 28 November 2017 (emergency) and the first of February 2018.
in September, the head of the Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that "the East" begins the active start program and in 2019 is expected to spend More than five starts. The names of the devices and timing of runs, he did not disclose.
Meteorological Satellite "meteor-M" No. 2. 2 is designed to obtain images of the clouds and the Earth's surface, ice and snow covers, the choice of temperatures of the oceans and the earth's surface, data on the distribution of ozone in the atmosphere. Currently in orbit works only one Unit series " meteor ", launched in 2014. Starting at the end of 2017, "Meteor-M" 2. 1 ended with the accident, the Satellite was lost.