Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Elektro
Proton K/DM-2
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, October 31, 1994 · 14:30 UTC
Mission
/01Elektro (or GOMS, Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite) is a three-axis stabilized satellite with a payload that includes a three-channel, earth-imaging radiometer as well as comprehensive communications facilities together with a capability to measure space radiation spectra and densities. It is the space component of the Planeta-C Meteorological Space System.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton K/DM-2
Variant: K/DM-2
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.074° N, 62.978° E
64
Pad Launches
1040
Location Launches
24
Agency Launches
72
Orbital This Year