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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran-M 2
Launched
December 10, 1988
Summary
Ekran-M 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 10, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,235th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 3,366th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekran-M, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,480 × 35,553 km orbit inclined 1.5°. 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
- 28th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,235th launch88th this yearhumanity's 3,366th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran-M · NORAD 19683 · 1988-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 19
- Object ID
- 1988-108A
- Epoch
- 1988-12-11 06:23:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01269077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008717
- Inclination
- 1.4624°
- Ascending node
- 267.858°
- Arg. of perigee
- 11.0081°
- Mean anomaly
- 349.7296°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekran-M · NORAD 19683 · in orbit
Proton-K 329-02 Stage 3 · re-entered December 12, 1988
Blok DM-2 No. 19L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55th launch from 200/40, 5th this year · 892nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekran-M 2 launch?
Ekran-M 2 launched on December 10, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekran-M 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekran-M 2?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Ekran-M 2 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekran-M 2 reach?
Ekran-M, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,480 × 35,553 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Ekran-M 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).