Russia's Latest Satellite Has Already Failed?

I was looking forward to trying out the latest Russian weather satellite, launched in late February. However, it seems to be broken!

(Edit: It's working again! https://youtu.be/ZhwCDevcCAQ)

Meteor M2-4 is part of a series of low-Earth-orbit meteorological satellites, similar to the US NOAA POES series. It should be transmitting live images of the Earth on both VHF and L-Band microwave frequencies. These can be picked up by amateurs and low-budget weather stations on the ground.

More info is available here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor-M_No.2-4
https://usradioguy.com/satellites/meteor-m-2-4-launch/
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/meteor_m_n2_4

Apparently this satellite worked for a few days after launch, but has now gone silent on the frequencies I can observe. It might still be active on S-band or other radio bands, but the live images seem to have stopped.

This satellite might come back online, the Meteor series has a history of technical issues, slow deployments, and radio problems. The previous satellite M2-3 had some early issues and is now working better.

If this satellite comes back to life, I might try listening to it again in the future. In the meantime, I have some videos on other weather satellites and space hobby experiments, so make sure to check those out!

Saveitforparts t-shirts and other merch at https://saveitforparts.myspreadshop.com/

Join this channel to get access to perks:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNLRcEn78Vc62C3GkMvBgtA/join

Or support me via Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/saveitforparts

Check out gadgets and devices I like at https://www.amazon.com/shop/saveitforparts