Key statistics
Satellite EKRAN 3 at a glance.
Uptime
17003
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
5.8
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EKRAN 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EKRAN 3
International designator: 1979-015A
Object number (NORAD): 11273
Object ID (CCSDS): 11273
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.299 minutes
Inclination: 5.8304 deg
SMA: 42168.686 km
Apoapsis: 35961.599 km
Periapsis: 35619.503 km
RAAN: 284.73 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00405628
Argument of periapsis: 358.7756 deg
Mean anomaly: 202.9965 deg
Mean motion: 1.00257682 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000104 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 5:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EKRAN 3
TLE line 1: 1 11273U 79015A 25252.24278416 .00000104 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 11273 5.8304 284.7300 0040563 358.7756 202.9965 1.00257682132199
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EKRAN 3.
Associated space launch
Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
EKRAN 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Ekran’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 21, 1979, 7:49 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton-K/DM | Ekran
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 21, 1979, 7:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-K/DM
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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