Elektro-L No.2
Zenit-3F
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Electro-L No.2
Type: Earth Science
This is the second in a new generation series of meteorological satellites developed by the Russian Federal Space Agency. The satellite will operate in geostationary orbit and be primarily used for weather forecasting as well as monitoring the oceans and climate change. With a weight of ~1600kg the satellite has an expected lifespan of 10 years.
Trajectory
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Location
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1541 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Zenit – Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Family: Zenith
- Length: 4.6 m
- Diameter: 0.42 m
- Launch Mass: 0 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 0 kg
The Zenit was manufactured by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) with the first launch on 2011-01-20. Zenit has 4 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 4 launches.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) – RFSA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: RFSA
- Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
- 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.
