OREANDA-NEWS. The satellite "Meteor-M" number 2-2 went into uncontrolled flight after external exposure. This was stated on Tuesday in a message published on the website of Roscosmos. "On December 18, 2019, an abnormal situation was recorded on the Meteor-M spacecraft No. 2-2 related to the external influence (presumably a micrometeorite) on the spacecraft structure. As a result of the spacecraft’s influence, it changed the orbit parameters and switched to a non-oriented flight mode with high values angular speeds", the report said. Then the device went into power saving mode.

As specified in the state corporation, "after entering the zone of Russian ground-based controls with the spacecraft, a connection was made and work was started to restore its operability - damping angular velocities, transferring to the standard orientation, receiving telemetric and target information".

Currently, work with the spacecraft is under the program of the chief designer. The satellite is in an oriented flight, regular control sessions are conducted with it to receive telemetric information and information from target equipment.