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Russian geostationary weather satellite
Elektro-L No.2
is a Russian
geostationary
weather satellite
which launched on 11 December 2015.
It is the second
Elektro-L
spacecraft to fly, after
Elektro-L No.1
launched in 2011. The Elektro-L No. 2 satellite system was developed by Lavockhin and is part of the second generation of Russian geosynchronous weather satellites.
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The space platform has an upgrade in star trackers (EADS Sodern SED26) and radio complex. The MSU-GS camera also passed additional tests to improve performance in infrared channels.
Launch
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Originally planned for 2014, the launch date was December 11, 2015 at 13:45:33 UTC. The launch was conducted using a
Zenit-3F
carrier rocket
from the
Baikonur
,
site 45/1
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- Mexsat-1
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X-37 OTV-4
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LightSail-1
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USS Langley
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BRICSat-P
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ParkinsonSat
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GEARRS-2
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AeroCube
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OptiCube
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SKY Mexico
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December
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Launches are separated by dots ( ? ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights
are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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