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2011 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Elektro-L No.1

successZenit-3F | Elektro-L No.1

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.

Overview

Date / time
January 20, 2011 at 12:29 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
Elektro-L No.1
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Zenit →
Launch provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) →

Payloads deployed · 1

ELEKTRO-L 1 (GOMS 2)
GEO