Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Ekran’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Feb. 21, 1979, 7:49 a.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.
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
#2179
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Location Launch
#538
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Pad Launch
#8
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Agency Launch
#1282
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Orbital Launch
#16
Year 1979
Location Launch
#3
Year 1979
Pad Launch
#1
Year 1979
Agency Launch
#12
Year 1979
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