This is a collection
of images which I received in 1998 from the Russian polar
orbiting weather satellite Meteor 3-5. All pictures
were received on 137.850 MHz using a home-built FM
receiver based on a kit from Holger Eckardt DF2FQ (shown
on the picture to the right). With this receiver and a 2m X-Quad
antenna I received the automatic picture (APT) transmissions and
decoded them using the sound card of my PC. The complete station
was running fully automated and was controlled by a PC. The pictures
are sorted by date of reception. Please click on the icons to load
the full scale pictures which are up to 1 MB large. The interference
in some of the pictures was generated locally and did not come from
the satellite.
02.08.1998
02.08.1998
29.08.1998
11.04.1998
19.04.1998
26.07.1998
05.04.1998
09.04.1998
10.04.1998
21.03.1998
22.03.1998
28.03.1998
14.03.1998
14.03.1998
21.03.1998
12.03.1998
13.03.1998
13.03.1998
Here are some older pictures which I received from Meteor 3-5 in
1994. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the exact setup which I had
used at that time.
15.07.1994 18:59-19:04 UTC
M3-5 passed my QTH North-East.
When entering the shadow of the Earth
transmissions were switched off.
16.07.1994 around noon time
M3-5 had a South-North pass
and passed my QTH West.
I hope you enjoyed
browsing this little collection. Your feedback is always
welcome. Please send it to my Email-address: