Elektro-L No.5

Lofted the Elektro-L No.5 geostationary weather satellite from Baikonur for Roscosmos; the first Proton flight in nearly three years, the 430th launch of the Proton family, and the final mission of a Blok DM-type upper stage.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

2.3 T

Flight

8th

of 8 Proton-M Blok DM-03 flights

Date and time

12 February 2026, 08:52 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Blok DM-03

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2026-028

Launches in 2026

31st of 243

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