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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceProton
Launched 1994-10-31 14:30:56 UTC81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
72nd
orbital launch attempt in 1994
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
10th
launch this year
81/23 (81L)
8th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
80 d 23 h
since the pad's previous 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.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
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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