Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Launch information

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Mission description

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Ekran’.

Launch image Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 29, 1983, 5:37 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Ekran (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Proton-K/DM

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

200/40

Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Ekran’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
14377 EKRAN 11 OTHER 8.16 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Ekran’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2738

To this date

Location Launch

#688

To this date

Pad Launch

#27

To this date

Agency Launch

#1732

To this date

Orbital Launch

#102

Year 1983

Location Launch

#27

Year 1983

Pad Launch

#5

Year 1983

Agency Launch

#76

Year 1983

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