Electro 1

Also called GOMS N1 (GOMS = Global Operational Meteo System)

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General

Designation	23327 / 94069A
Launch date	31 Oct 1994
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Proton #228

It will provide cloud cover and sea temperature maps, along with the data on the upper boundaries of clouds and wind speeds, to enable hurricane, floods, and typhoon warnings.

Operational since 1 Jun 1996. It broadcasts on 1691 MHz (WEFAX with a minimum filter of 50 KHz)

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 31 Oct 1994	Sep 1998	76.5°E
Mar 1999		66°E drifting
Aug 1999		72°E drifting
Oct 1999		76°E drifting
May 2000		84°E

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End of life

Out of service	Sep 1998?
Cause	end of life

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External resources

http://sputnik.infospace.ru/goms/engl/goms_e.htm

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	VNII-EM
Platform	Electro
Mass at launch	2400 kg
Payload mass	800 kg
Length
Width
Height
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	1500 W
Design lifetime	3 years

Wave bands: 0.46-0.7 µm (visible) & 10.5-12.5 µm (infrared)
One image every 30 minutes

Continuous downlink: 1.691 & 2.155 & 8.155 GHz (1200 bps)
15-minute sessions (every half or quarter of hour): 1.685 & 7.465 GHz (2.56 Mbps)
Other short sessions: 8.190 & 7.465 GHz (upto 0.96 Mbps)
Occasional: 469 MHz (downlink) & 2.110 MHz (uplink)
Data collection: in the 401-403 MHz band, 33 international and 100 soviet channels at 100 bps. Retransmission at 1.697 and 7.482 MHz

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