Satellites

Meteor M2-3 Satellite Images

Weather images received at home from the Russian satellite Meteor M2-3 as it passes overhead at about 820 km, broadcasting LRPT on 137.9 MHz. Every capture below was pulled out of the air with a USB dongle and a homemade antenna.

The Receiving Setup

Satellite Meteor M2-3 (LRPT, 137.9 MHz)
Receiver RTL-SDR v3 USB dongle
Antenna Homemade V-dipole, 120°, ~53.4 cm legs
Software SatDump (demodulation and decoding)

A pass lasts 10 to 15 minutes horizon to horizon, but with this antenna a stable signal lock only holds for about 4 to 5 minutes around the highest point of the pass. That window is what produces the image strips below. Meteor M2-4 is currently a mystery: the signal is there but it never syncs, so for now everything comes from M2-3.

All Passes

Meteor M2-3 satellite image thumbnail, 9 July 2026
9 July 2026 07:52 UTC · LRPT 137.9 MHz
Meteor M2-3 satellite image thumbnail, 8 July 2026
8 July 2026 08:15 UTC · LRPT 137.9 MHz
Meteor M2-3 satellite image thumbnail, 5 July 2026
5 July 2026 07:45 UTC · LRPT 137.9 MHz
Meteor M2-3 satellite image thumbnail, 1 July 2026
1 July 2026 07:38 UTC · LRPT 137.9 MHz
Meteor M2-3 satellite image thumbnail, 26 June 2026
26 June 2026 07:54 UTC · LRPT 137.9 MHz