Success
Elektro-L No.1
Earth Science
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Zenit
GTOorbit
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.
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 12:29 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,107
RFSA Mission
#200
Pad Launch
#40
Location Launch
#1,356
Designator
2011-001
Launch Window
NET
Jan 20, 2011, 12:29 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Zenit Specs
Length
4.6 m
Diameter
0.42 m
Launch Mass
0 t
Thrust
45 kN
LEO Capacity
0 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2011
Fastest Turnaround
5mo 28d
Total Launches
4
Successful
4
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
4
Maiden flight: Jan 20, 2011
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Jan 20, 2011, 6:29 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65