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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran-M 1
Launched
December 27, 1987
Summary
Ekran-M 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 27, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,146th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 3,252nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekran-M, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,471 × 35,969 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,146th launch96th this yearhumanity's 3,252nd orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran-M · NORAD 18715 · 1987-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 17
- Object ID
- 1987-109A
- Epoch
- 1987-12-27 06:10:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00535704 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059131
- Inclination
- 1.3564°
- Ascending node
- 274.1005°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.099°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.936°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 29
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekran-M · NORAD 18715 · in orbit
Proton-K 345-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 30, 1987
Blok DM-2 No. 31L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
41st launch from 200/39 (200L), 6th this year · 848th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekran-M 1 launch?
Ekran-M 1 launched on December 27, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekran-M 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekran-M 1?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Ekran-M 1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekran-M 1 reach?
Ekran-M, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,471 × 35,969 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Ekran-M 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).