Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5
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The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Rocket
Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.
Full Name: Proton-M Blok DM-03
Maiden Flight: 2010-12-05
Total Launch Count: 7
Successful Launches: 5
Failed Launches: 2
Mission
Mission Name: Elektro-L No.5
Type: Earth Science
Description: 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.
Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
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