Key statistics
Satellite EKRAN 21 at a glance.
Uptime
8976
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EKRAN 21.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EKRAN 21
International designator: 2001-014A
Object number (NORAD): 26736
Object ID (CCSDS): 26736
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1445.956 minutes
Inclination: 14.4497 deg
SMA: 42357.484 km
Apoapsis: 36093.277 km
Periapsis: 35865.421 km
RAAN: 14.9328 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00268968
Argument of periapsis: 73.1974 deg
Mean anomaly: 290.3206 deg
Mean motion: 0.99588119 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000247 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 2:21 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EKRAN 21
TLE line 1: 1 26736U 01014A 25306.09824632 -.00000247 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 26736 14.4497 14.9328 0026897 73.1974 290.3206 0.99588119 89677
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EKRAN 21.
Associated space launch
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EKRAN 21 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-M Briz-M | Ekran-M 4’, on board a Proton-M Briz-M space rocket.
The launch took place on April 7, 2001, 3:47 a.m. from 81/24 (81P).
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Proton-M Briz-M | Ekran-M 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 7, 2001, 3:47 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M
Launch pad: 81/24 (81P)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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