MISSION NAME
Elektro
Status
Success
DATE
31 OCT 1994
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Description
Elektro (or GOMS, Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite) is a three-axis stabilized satellite with a payload that includes a three-channel, earth-imaging radiometer as well as comprehensive communications facilities together with a capability to measure space radiation spectra and densities. It is the space component of the Planeta-C Meteorological Space System.
Proton K/DM-2
