MISSION NAME
Meteor-3 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
24 OCT 1985
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
32/1
Description
Third generation 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.