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Elektro-L No.1

Weather satellite. Elektro-L No.1 was launched on January 20, 2011 aboard a Zenit-3SLBF from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2011-001ANORAD 37344Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Elektro-L No. 1
Common name
Elektro-L No.1
Payload designation
Elektro-L
International designator
2011-001A
NORAD catalog number
37344
GCAT identifier
S37344
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/727

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Elektro-L
Owner
Rosgidromet
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus)
Navigator

Launch

Date
January 20, 2011 · 12:29 UTC
Launch record
2011-001Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,285 km
Apogee
35,795 km
Inclination
0.44°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 1, 2016
End of operations
October 2016

Size

Mass
1,620 kg
Dry mass
1,180 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1326683 (CC0).