launches Meteor-M No. 2-3 and 42 small satellites

A rocket launched the Meteor-M No. 2-3 hydrometeorological satellite and 42 small satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, on 27 June 2023, at 11:34:49 UTC (20:34:49 local time). Meteor-M No. 2-3 (~3250 kg) is the fifth spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites, intended to gather hydrometeorological data from a 832 km orbit. Credit: Космический Центр «Восточный»/Роскосмос launch with Meteor-M No. 2-3 Пуск Союз-2.1б с Метеор-М № 2-3