Elektro-L No.5
Proton-M/Blok DM-03
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Rocket Launch Video
Rocket Launch Timeline
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| T+ 00 : 00 : 00 | Liftoff First upwards movement of the rocket |
| T+ 00 : 02 : 04 | Stage 2 Separation Separation of the second stage from the first |
| T+ 00 : 05 : 36 | Stage 3 Separation Separation of the third stage from the second |
| T+ 00 : 05 : 49 | Fairing Separation Separation of the payload fairing |
| T+ 00 : 09 : 45 | Kick Stage Separation Separation of the kick stage from the previous stage |
| T+ 00 : 15 : 44 | Kick Stage Burn The kick stage conducts an engine burn in orbit. |
| T+ 01 : 12 : 59 | Kick Stage Burn The kick stage conducts an engine burn in orbit. |
| T+ 06 : 25 : 19 | Kick Stage Burn The kick stage conducts an engine burn in orbit. |
| T+ 06 : 37 : 50 | Payload Separation Final deployment of the payload from the rocket |
Mission
Elektro-L No.5
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
- Launch Cost: $65,000,000
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.
Location
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
81/24 (81P) has witnessed the launch of 93 rockets, including 93 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1560 rocket launches.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Rocket
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-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.
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
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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