MISSION NAME
Meteor-2 15 15
Status
Success
DATE
5 JAN 1987
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
32/2
Description
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Tsiklon-3
Rocket Description
The Tsyklon-3 was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009.