Key statistics
Satellite EKRAN 6 at a glance.
Uptime
16424
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
6.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EKRAN 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EKRAN 6
International designator: 1980-104A
Object number (NORAD): 12120
Object ID (CCSDS): 12120
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.794 minutes
Inclination: 6.6945 deg
SMA: 42178.378 km
Apoapsis: 35824.023 km
Periapsis: 35776.463 km
RAAN: 292.3458 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005638
Argument of periapsis: 47.0836 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.7813 deg
Mean motion: 1.00223127 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EKRAN 6
TLE line 1: 1 12120U 80104A 25345.93283052 .00000005 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 12120 6.6945 292.3458 0005638 47.0836 143.7813 1.00223127125532
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EKRAN 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object EKRAN 6.
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 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Ekran’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 26, 1980, 11:49 a.m. from 200/40.
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Proton-K/DM | Ekran
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 26, 1980, 11:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-K/DM
Launch pad: 200/40
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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