Elektro-L No.5

Mission

Elektro-L No.5 on Proton-M Blok DM-03. Thu 12 Feb 2026, 08:52:15 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: 81/24 (81P). Source: Launch Library 2.

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.

Mission type

Earth Science

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-0Thu 12 Feb, 09:52 CET

   Liftoff

   First upwards movement of the rocket

2. T+2 min 4 sThu 12 Feb, 09:54 CET

   Stage 2 Separation

   Separation of the second stage from the first

3. T+5 min 36 sThu 12 Feb, 09:57 CET

   Stage 3 Separation

   Separation of the third stage from the second

4. T+5 min 49 sThu 12 Feb, 09:58 CET

   Fairing Separation

   Separation of the payload fairing

5. T+9 min 45 sThu 12 Feb, 10:02 CET

   Kick Stage Separation

   Separation of the kick stage from the previous stage

6. T+15 min 44 sThu 12 Feb, 10:07 CET

   Kick Stage Burn

   The kick stage conducts an engine burn in orbit.

7. T+1 h 12 min 59 sThu 12 Feb, 11:05 CET

   Kick Stage Burn

   The kick stage conducts an engine burn in orbit.

8. T+6 h 25 min 19 sThu 12 Feb, 16:17 CET

   Kick Stage Burn

   The kick stage conducts an engine burn in orbit.

9. T+6 h 37 min 50 sThu 12 Feb, 16:30 CET

   Payload Separation

   Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC.

Launch pad

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan (KZ)

Coordinates: 46.071001, 62.984999