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Elektro No. 1L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on October 31, 1994, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 31, 1994 · 14:30 UTCLaunch 1994-069Launch no. 3,939 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 31, 1994, 14:30
Launch designation
1994-069
Mission
Elektro No. 1L
Flight name
Elektro
Vehicle flight ID
361-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
35,957 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Elektro1994-069ANORAD 23327Rosgidromet NITs PlanetaMeteorology2,580 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.