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Satellite details
Acronym Electro-L N2
Full name Electro-L Number 2
Satellite Description
  • 2nd flight unit of the Electro-L series.
  • Mission: operational meteorology.
  • Substantial contribution to space weather.
Mass at launch 3000 kg Dry mass 1500 kg
Power 1700 W
Data access link https://navigator.eumetsat.int/search?query=electro-L
Data access information
  • Near-real time availability of full resolution MSU-GS images by HRIT.
  • Near real-time images available on EUMETCast
  • Availability of image segments of MSU-GS by LRIT.
  • Availability of DCP messages at DCSA.
  • Alert messages of GEOS&R to LUT in real time.
Orbit Geostationary orbit Altitude 35786 km
Longitude 14.5° W

 

Space agency RosHydroMet , Roscosmos
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
  • Its scheduled transfer from 76E longitude to 14.5W was completed during July 21 – August 23 2020
  • On August 25, 2020 the spacecraft located at 14.5 degW started transmitting its imagery.
Launch 11 Dec 2015 EOL ≥2025
Last update: 2021-12-07
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Electro-L N2

Acronym Full name
DCS Data Collection Service
GEOS&R Geostationary Search and Rescue
MSU-GS Electro-L Imager
GGAK-E/SKIF-6 GGAK-E / Corpuscular radiation spectrometer
GGAK-E/GALS-E GGAK-E / Detector of galactic cosmic rays
GGAK-E/VUSS-E GGAK-E / Solar UV radiation sensor
GGAK-E/DIR-E Solar X-ray radiation flux sensor
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Satellite Field of View

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Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service Dir or Mode Frequency Emission designator Bandwidth Polarisation D/A Data rate or Baseband Comments
RDAS S-E 7500 MHz 5M12G1D 73000  kHz RHCP D 2560  kbps Raw data
RDAS S-E 7500 MHz 30M7G1D 73000  kHz RHCP D 15360  kbps Raw data
RDAS S-E 7500 MHz 61M4G1D 73000  kHz RHCP D 30720  kbps Raw data
HRIT/LRIT/MLTP E-S 8195 MHz 331KG1D 32000  kHz LHCP D 64  kbps Processed images and information
HRIT/LRIT/MLTP E-S 8195 MHz 663KG1D 32000  kHz LHCP D 128  kbps Processed images and information
HRIT/LRIT/MLTP E-S 8195 MHz 1M31G2D 32000  kHz LHCP D 665.4  kbps Processed images and information
HRIT/LRIT/MLTP E-S 8195 MHz 1M97G2D 32000  kHz LHCP D 1000  kbps Processed images and information
HRIT/LRIT/MLTP E-S 8195 MHz 5M12G1D 32000  kHz LHCP D 2560  kbps Processed images and information
HRIT/LRIT/MLTP E-S 8195 MHz 30M7G1D 32000  kHz LHCP D 15360  kbps Processed images and information
HRIT S-E 1691 MHz 1M31G2D 2000  kHz RHCP D 665.4  kbps High resolution data and information
HRIT S-E 1693 MHz 1M31G2D 2000  kHz RHCP D 665.4  kbps High resolution data and information
HRIT S-E 1691 MHz 1M94G2D 2000  kHz RHCP D 1000  kbps High resolution data and information
HRIT S-E 1693 MHz 1M94G2D 2000  kHz RHCP D 1000  kbps High resolution data and information
LRIT S-E 1691 MHz 331KG1D 200  kHz RHCP D 64  kbps Low resolution data and information
LRIT S-E 1691 MHz 663KG1D 200  kHz RHCP D 128  kbps Low resolution data and information
DCS E-S 401.5 - 402.5 MHz 2K40G1D 3  kHz RHCP D 1.200  kbps Regional & International DCP reports
DCS E-S 401.5 - 402.5 MHz 800HG1D 3  kHz RHCP D 0.400  kbps Regional & International DCP reports
DCS E-S 401.5 - 402.5 MHz 400HG2D 3  kHz RHCP D 0.100  kbps Regional & International DCP reports
DCSA S-E 1696.4 MHz 2K40G1D 2000  kHz linear D 1.200  kbps DCP report relay
DCSA S-E 1697 MHz 2K40G1D 2000  kHz linear D 1.200  kbps DCP report relay
DCSA S-E 1696.4 MHz 400HG2D 400  kHz linear D 0.100  kbps DCP report relay
DCSA S-E 1697 MHz 400HG2D 400  kHz linear D 0.100  kbps DCP report relay
GEOS & R E-S 406.05 MHz 1K60G2D 100  kHz RHCP D 0.400  kbps Distress messages
GEOS & R S-E 1544.5 MHz 180KG2D 200  kHz LHCP D 1.2  kbps Distress messages to LUT
TDRS S-S 465 MHz 2K40G1D 200  kHz RHCP D 1.2  kbps Data relay satellite to satellite
TC & Ranging E-S 5747.124 MHz 8M19G2D 10050  kHz LHCP D 0.1/1.0  kbps Telemetry, command & ranging
Telemetry S-E 3405.703 MHz 8M19G2D 9290  kHz RHCP D 0.1/32.0  kbps Telemetry