Elektro-L No.1Zenit-3F Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Success Thu · Jan 20th, 2011 7:29 AM EST Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhJx3NquGM Mission Elektro-L No.1 Type: Earth Science Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. Electro-L â„–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. Location 45/1 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 465 launches have been at this location. Rocket Zenit 3F Length: 4.6 meters Diameter: 0.42 meters First Launched: December 4, 2020 The Zenit 3F rocket has been launched a total of 4 times with 4 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUS The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana. View Rocket Launch Schedule