Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Zenit45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Elektro-L No.1
Launched
January 20, 2011
Image: MKonair
Summary
Elektro-L No.1 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Zenit from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 20, 2011. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 200th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,107th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Zenit flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Elektro-L No. 1, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 4,420 km orbit inclined 50.4°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Зенит-2СБ с КА Электро-ЛРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Zenit flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 200th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,107th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Elektro-L No. 1 · NORAD 37344 · 2011-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-001A
- Epoch
- 2011-01-20 13:49:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.63853094 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2356717
- Inclination
- 50.3593°
- Ascending node
- 315.9568°
- Arg. of perigee
- 4.7852°
- Mean anomaly
- 356.9165°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 5 components; 4 still in orbit
- Elektro-L No. 1 · NORAD 37344 · in orbit
Fregat-SB No. 2001 · in orbit
Zenit-2 1-2007/1 Stage 2 · re-entered March 19, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. Electro-L №1 was the first of the series and became the first Russian weather satellite that successfully operates in geostationary orbit. It is designed to capture real-time images of clouds and the Earth’s underlying surface, heliogeophysical measurements, collection and translating hydrometeorological and service data.
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 1,356th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
415 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Elektro-L No.1 launch?
Elektro-L No.1 launched on January 20, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Elektro-L No.1?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Зенит-2СБ с КА Электро-Л. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Elektro-L No.1?
Zenit, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Zenit spec sheet
Where did Elektro-L No.1 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Elektro-L No.1 reach?
Elektro-L No. 1, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 4,420 km orbit inclined 50.4°.
How many satellites did Elektro-L No.1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).