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Elektro-L No.5

Proton-M Blok DM-03Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/24 (81P)
Thursday, February 12, 2026 · 08:52 AM UTC
Mission brief

The mission

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.

PayloadElektro-L No.5
OrbitDirect-GEO
CustomerKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Stages4
Pad81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Flight plan

Mission timeline

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The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
46.071°N
Longitude
62.985°E

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

08:52 AM UTC – 08:52 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Proton-M Blok DM-03

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Height58.2 m
LEO Payload21,000 kg
Launches193
Successes178
Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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RUS • Founded 1916

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.