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Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5

February 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5 launch image
Mission imagery · Proton-M Blok DM-03

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February 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM UTC

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81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 46.0710, 62.9850

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81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Mission description

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.

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Трансляция запуска спутника «Электро-Л» №5

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Vehicle

Proton-M Blok DM-03

Proton / UR-500 · M Blok DM-03

Height

58.2 m

Diameter

7.4 m

LEO capacity

21,000 kg

Successful launches

6

Launch complex

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

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Mission updates

Launch success.

February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Liftoff!

February 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM UTC · hitura-nobad

Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started

February 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM UTC · LL2

Tweaked T-0.

February 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Added launch time.

January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin