The model of atmospheric fragmentation of large meteoroids to the cloud of fragments is proposed. The comparison with similar models used in the literature is made. The approximate analytical solution of meteor physics equations is obtained for the mass loss of the disrupted meteoroid, the energy deposition and for the light curve normalized to the maximum brightness. This solution is applied to modelling of interaction of the Chelyabinsk meteoroid with the atmosphere. The influence of uncertainty of initial parameters of the meteoroid on characteristics of its interaction with the atmosphere is estimated. Comparison of the analytical solution with the observational data is made.
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