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11/14/2014
Hydrometeorological geostationary space complex Electro-L was launched on January 20, 2011 to complete operational multispectral shooting clouds, land surface and the ocean in the entire observable Earth disc.
The satellite is in a geostationary orbit at distances ~ 760 E and currently continues to be used for the intended purpose with some restrictions. The orientation of the spacecraft is performed on engines stabilization. Even after the introduction of restrictions on the purpose of the spacecraft camera provides data observing all the visible disk of the Earth.
Image above: Picture taken with the spacecraft Electro-L № 1. November 6, 2014.
Multispectral Camera spacecraft Electro-L provides work for a given program with the ability to capture images of the Earth in 10 bands visible and thermal infrared spectral regions.
Installed on board equipment provides data on geophysical conditions in near-Earth space, perform telecommunications functions for the dissemination of hydrometeorological and heliogeophysical data and relay information from the meteorological data collection platforms and ground units COSPAS-SARSAT relay service and other information.
Electro-L № 1 spacecraft
The spacecraft includes a channel relay signals from distress beacons (EPIRBs) COSPAS-SARSAT channel relaying weather information from data collection platforms (DCPs) to receive data from the station platforms (SPDP) and Channel information transfer from heliogeophysical equipment complex. Shooting clouds and the underlying earth's surface by means of multispectral scanner hydrometeorological MSU-GS development of JSC Russian Space Systems.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/21113/
Images, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Space Agency/ROSCOSMOS/Gunter's Space Page/Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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