Roscosmos has shown the installation of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket at the Vostochny launch complex for the launch of the Meteor-M No. 2-4 hydrometeorological satellite. 

Источник изображения: Natalia Berezhnaya/Roscosmos State Corporation

The mobile unit of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Meteor-M No. 2-4 satellite was taken to the launch site early in the morning. Specialists spent several weeks on preparation for the launch

Источник изображения: Natalia Berezhnaya/Roscosmos State Corporation

Meteor-M No. 2-4 is a multifunctional satellite.  Among its responsibilities:

  • hydrometeorological support, climate and environmental monitoring;
  • studying the Earth's natural resources;
  • monitoring the helio-geophysical environment in near-Earth space;
  • receiving information from automatic data collection measuring platforms and retransmitting signals from emergency radio buoys of the COSPAS-SARSAT international satellite search and rescue system.
Источник изображения: Natalia Berezhnaya/Roscosmos State Corporation

After the delivery and installation of the carrier at the launch site, Roscosmos specialists continue to prepare it for launch.

Источник изображения: Natalia Berezhnaya/Roscosmos State Corporation

The launch is scheduled for February 29 at 08:43:26 Moscow time.