Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2015-074A |
SATCAT no. | 41105 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Navigator |
Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 11, 2015 13:45:33 UTC |
Rocket | Zenit-3F |
Launch site | Baikonur 45/1 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Elektro-L No.2 is a Russian geostationary weather satellite which launched on 11 December 2015. It is the second Elektro-L spacecraft to fly, after Elektro-L No.1 launched in 2011. The Elektro-L No. 2 satellite system was developed by Lavockhin and is part of the second generation of Russian geosynchronous weather satellites.[1] The space platform has an upgrade in star trackers (EADS Sodern SED26) and radio complex. The MSU-GS camera also passed additional tests to improve performance in infrared channels.
Originally planned for 2014, the launch date was December 11, 2015 at 13:45:33 UTC. The launch was conducted using a Zenit-3F carrier rocket from the Baikonur, site 45/1.[2][3]