Meteor 3-6/PRARE

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Mission Objectives:

The Meteor 3-6/PRARE satellite is the sixth in the Russian Meteor-3 series of meteorological satellites launched in 1994. These satellites provide weather information including data on clouds, ice and snow cover, atmospheric radiation and humidity. The Meteor-3 class of satellites orbit in a higher altitude than the Meteor-2 class of satellites thus providing more complete coverage of the earth's surface. The Meteor-3 has the same payload as the Meteor-2 but also includes an advanced scanning radiometer with better spectral and spatial resolution and a spectrometer for determining total ozone content. Meteorological data is transmitted to four primary sites in the former Soviet Union in conjunction with about 80 other smaller sites.

Mission Instrumentation:

Meteor-3-6 has the following instrumentation onboard:

1. Scanning TV-sensor
2. Visible light and infrared radiometers
3. Scanning infrared radiometer
4. Ozone Mapper
5. Precise Range and Range-Rate Equipment (PRARE)
6. Retroreflector array

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• Sputnik server
• Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

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