# Electro-L N3
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: roshydromet
- **actual launch**: 2019-12-24
- **planned decommission**: 2029-12-31
- **current status**: operational
- **orbit type**: Geostationary orbit, 76 E, 35786 km
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: Full-disc geostationary meteorology from 76 E
- **launch vehicle**: khrunichev-proton-m
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: roshydromet
- **attributes**: {"operator":"roshydromet","actual_launch":"2019-12-24","planned_decommission":"2029-12-31","current_status":"operational","orbit_type":"Geostationary orbit, 76 E, 35786 km","tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"Full-disc geostationary meteorology from 76 E","launch_vehicle":"khrunichev-proton-m"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
Electro-L N3 is the third satellite in Russia's Electro-L geostationary operational meteorology programme, operated by Roshydromet. The satellite launched 24 December 2019 and is stationed at 76 degrees East geostationary orbit, providing full-disc meteorological imaging coverage over the Eastern Hemisphere.[^wmo-electro-l-n3]

The primary Earth-observation payload is the MSU-GS multispectral spin-scan imager, which supports atmospheric motion vector retrieval, sea surface temperature estimation, and broadband radiation monitoring. Additional payloads include a data collection system, a search-and-rescue relay, and the GGAK-E space-weather monitoring package, which carries charged-particle instruments and solar radiation sensors. WMO OSCAR records the mission status as operational.[^wmo-electro-programme]

The satellite operates at 35,786 km altitude in geostationary orbit.[^wmo-electro-l-n3] WMO records an expected end-of-life date of at least 2029.[^wmo-electro-l-n3]

## Compositional position
- Electro-L N3 --[mission_payloads]--> msu-gs (products)
- Electro-L N3 --[related-topic]--> weather-nowcasting (topics)
- Electro-L N3 --[related-topic]--> sea-surface-temperature (topics)
- Electro-L N3 --[related-topic]--> earth-radiation-budget (topics)
- Electro-L N3 --[related]--> roscosmos (companies)

## Sources
- [wmo-electro-l-n3] | WMO OSCAR Electro-L N3 satellite record | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/electro_l_n3 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [wmo-electro-programme] | WMO OSCAR Electro satellite programme | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/electro | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14

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