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Zenit-3F | Elektro-L No.2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)45/1 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Electro-L No.2
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
This is the second in a new generation series of meteorological satellites developed by the Russian Federal Space Agency. The satellite will operate in geostationary orbit and be primarily used for weather forecasting as well as monitoring the oceans and climate change. With a weight of ~1600kg the satellite has an expected lifespan of 10 years.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Zenit
- Family
- Zenith
- Provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Type
- Government
- Country
- RUS
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launch site
- Pad
- 45/1
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- KAZ
- Timezone
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates
- 45.9435, 63.6530