Key statistics
Satellite EKRAN 21 at a glance.
Uptime
8922
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: 1446.036 minutes
Inclination: 14.4032 deg
SMA: 42359.044 km
Apoapsis: 36100.687 km
Periapsis: 35861.132 km
RAAN: 15.3488 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00282766
Argument of periapsis: 72.225 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.1312 deg
Mean motion: 0.99582616 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000014 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:47 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EKRAN 21
TLE line 1: 1 26736U 01014A 25251.89069152 .00000014 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 26736 14.4032 15.3488 0028277 72.2250 296.1312 0.99582616 89134
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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