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Elektro-L No.5

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Overview

Destination: Geostationary Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Geostationary Orbit 81/24 (81P) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. They are designed to capture real-time images of clouds and the Earth's underlying surface, heliogeophysical measurements, collection and translating hydrometeorological and service data.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 12, 2026, 5:22 p.m.

Launch success.


hitura-nobad • Feb. 12, 2026, 8:53 a.m.

Liftoff!


LL2 • Feb. 12, 2026, 8:01 a.m.

Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 7, 2026, 12:27 a.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 22, 2026, 12:59 a.m.

Added launch time.


Proton-M

Family:
Configuration: M Blok DM-03

Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    58.2 m
  • Diameter
    7.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    4.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    712.0 T
  • Thrust
    10532.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Proton-M
  • Family
  • Variant
    M Blok DM-03
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Proton-M Blok DM-03
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $65000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    21000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    6920.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    3250.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

(KhSC)

Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Successes: 183 Failures: 15 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

81/24 (81P)


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