Meteor (US)

Multiple Experiment Transportation to Earth Orbit and Return

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General

Designation	n/a
Launch date	23 Oct 1995
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Scientific: Microgravity
Perigee/Apogee	n/a
Inclination	n/a
Period	n/a
Launch vehicle	Conestoga #01
Mass at launch	~1000 kg

The satellite was a commercial microgravity recoverable spacecraft operated by EER Systems. Equipped with a Star 48 solid motor

The loss is amounted $20 million for the launcher and at least $73 million for the experiments

3 commercial experiments onboard: an atomic-oxygen experiment from S-Cubed, a concentrator solar array from Able Engineering, and a Motorola payload whose details are unrevealed.

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End of life

Out of service	23 Oct 1995
Cause	Launcher failed

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