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Elektro-L No.2

Russian geostationary weather satellite. Elektro-L No.2 was launched on December 11, 2015 aboard a Zenit-3SLBF from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-074ANORAD 41105Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Elektro-L No. 2
Common name
Elektro-L No.2
Payload designation
Elektro-L No. 1521
International designator
2015-074A
NORAD catalog number
41105
GCAT identifier
S41105
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/764

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 11, 2015 · 13:45 UTC
Launch record
2015-074Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,784 km
Apogee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.35°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 22, 2023

Size

Mass
1,855 kg
Dry mass
1,591 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 Q16957359 (CC0).