Failure reason: An algorithm glitch caused the Fregat upper stage to de-orbit.

This is the third spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat · Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)