Zenit-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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: January 20, 2011 at 12:29 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Zenit 3F
- Operator: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mission type: Earth Science