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Elektro-L No.1

ZenitRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)45/1
Thursday, January 20, 2011 · 12:29 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches347
Successes330

Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

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RUS • Founded 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. So...

Mission Brief

Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. Electro-L №1 was the first of the series and became the first Russian weather satellite that successfully operates in geostationary orbit. It is designed to capture real-time images of clouds and the Earth’s underlying surface, heliogeophysical measurements, collection and translating hydrometeorological and service data.

PayloadElektro-L No.1
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Stages0
Pad45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

45/1

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
45.943°N
Longitude
63.653°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:29 PM UTC - 12:29 PM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.