LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Thu Jan 20 2011
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Elektro-L No.1
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(12:29 PM UTC)
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(12:29 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(12:29 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
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Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
ZenitDescription:
![Zenit rocket](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
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 №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