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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Elektro
Launched
October 31, 1994
Summary
Elektro launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 31, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 24th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,940th orbital launch attempt. It was the 76th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Elektro, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,902 × 35,942 km orbit inclined 1.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 76th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 8th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 24th launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,940th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Elektro · NORAD 23327 · 1994-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ELEKTRO (GOMS)
- Object ID
- 1994-069A
- Epoch
- 1994-10-31 09:09:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99815867 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004722
- Inclination
- 1.2614°
- Ascending node
- 265.939°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.9865°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.3214°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Elektro · NORAD 23327 · in orbit
Proton-K 361-02 Stage 3 · re-entered November 3, 1994
Blok DM-2 No. 56L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Elektro (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.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64th launch from 81/23 (81L), 8th this year · 1,040th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Elektro launch?
Elektro launched on October 31, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Elektro?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Elektro?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Elektro launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Elektro reach?
Elektro, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,902 × 35,942 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Elektro launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).