Proton | Elektro

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Proton | Elektro

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.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Geostationary Orbit

Rocket: Proton · Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Launch pad

81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · View on map (opens in new tab)