Elektro-L No.2

Success Roscosmos, Zenit

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Mission

Earth Science · GTO

This is the second in a new generation series of meteorological satellites developed by the Russian Federal Space Agency. The satellite will operate in geostationary orbit and be primarily used for weather forecasting as well as monitoring the oceans and climate change. With a weight of ~1600kg the…

What it put in orbit

Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
ELEKTRO-L 2 2015-074A Payload 35776 × 35797 km · 7.0° Globe
FREGAT R/B 2015-074B Rocket body 34247 × 35886 km · 8.4° Globe
SL-23 R/B 2015-074C Rocket body re-entered 2016-01-02
FREGAT DEB [TANK] 2015-074D Debris 250 × 1722 km · 50.3° Globe
SL-23 DEB 2015-074E Debris re-entered 2015-12-25
SL-23 DEB 2015-074F Debris re-entered 2015-12-29
SL-23 DEB 2015-074G Debris re-entered 2016-01-01
SL-23 DEB 2015-074H Debris re-entered 2015-12-24
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FREGAT DEB 2015-074J Debris re-entered 2017-11-13
FREGAT DEB 2015-074K Debris re-entered 2016-01-12
FREGAT DEB 2015-074L Debris re-entered 2016-01-14

COSPAR ID 2015-074. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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