From Russia Launches New Weather Satellite 
After considerable delays, Russia launched into space on January 20 at its new Elektro-L weather satellite. A rocket Zenit-3SLBF (equipped with a Fregat upper stage-SB) started at 12:29 UTC from Baikonur and acted to place its load on a geostationary orbit. The first space launch of 2011 took place apparently successfully, with the release of the satellite at 21:28 UTC. Once in its final position in the 76 degrees East (the Indian), the Elektro-L (GOMS 2) send weather imagery of the Earth in infrared and visible for a decade. Moreover, carrying a communications system for emergencies (COSPAS-SARSAT) and scientific sensors. It was built by NPO Lavochkin company and weighed 1,740 kg at launch. A predecessor, Elektro-1, flew in 1994, but financial difficulties prevented the development of the program operationally. (
Photo: Roskosmos )
After considerable delays, Russia launched into space on January 20 at its new Elektro-L weather satellite. A rocket Zenit-3SLBF (equipped with a Fregat upper stage-SB) started at 12:29 UTC from Baikonur and acted to place its load on a geostationary orbit. The first space launch of 2011 took place apparently successfully, with the release of the satellite at 21:28 UTC. Once in its final position in the 76 degrees East (the Indian), the Elektro-L (GOMS 2) send weather imagery of the Earth in infrared and visible for a decade. Moreover, carrying a communications system for emergencies (COSPAS-SARSAT) and scientific sensors. It was built by NPO Lavochkin company and weighed 1,740 kg at launch. A predecessor, Elektro-1, flew in 1994, but financial difficulties prevented the development of the program operationally. ( Photo: Roskosmos ) 
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