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