Lost connection with the Russian weather satellite "Electro-L"
Communication with the first meteorological satellite Electro-L, which collected data for Roshydromet, has been lost, an Interfax source in the rocket and space industry said. “The spacecraft came into a state of rotation with a rotation period of about 10 minutes in an unoriented flight,” the agency’s source said. The first meteorological satellite Electro-L was launched into orbit in January 2011, although the launch was originally planned for 2006.