Elektron-1 & 2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

30 Jan 1964, 9:45am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Vostok-K image

Vostok-K

Mission

Elektron-1 & 2

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Elliptical Orbit

Elektron was one of the earliest Soviet scientific satellite missions to be authorized following the initial Sputnik (D-1) series.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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