Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Elektro-L No.5

SUCCESS
✓ Mission success

On 12 FEB · 08:52 UTC 2026, Proton-M Blok DM-03 delivered Elektro-L No.5 to Geostationary Orbit.

Proton-M Blok DM-03 — Elektro-L No.5
T-0 (flown)
12 FEB · 08:52 UTC
Window
Instantaneous
Rocket
Proton-M Blok DM-03
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Pad
81/24 (81P) · Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Payload
Elektro-L No.5
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit

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.