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Thu Jan 20 2011
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Elektro-L No.1

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Zenit

Description:

Zenit rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. Electro-L â„–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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

45/1