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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
December 26, 1980
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 26, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,450th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 2,390th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Proton-K/DM flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, from December 31, 1980, was 35,744 × 35,839 km inclined 0.1°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Proton-K/DM flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,450th launch88th this yearhumanity's 2,390th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 12120 · 1980-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 6
- Object ID
- 1980-104A
- Epoch
- 1980-12-31 11:40:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00280339 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001131
- Inclination
- 0.0641°
- Ascending node
- 225.3383°
- Arg. of perigee
- 22.0752°
- Mean anomaly
- 126.9835°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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 · NORAD 12120 · in orbit
Proton-K 304-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 28, 1980
Blok DM No. 32L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14th launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 578th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
164 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on December 26, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekran?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekran?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Ekran launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekran reach?
The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, from December 31, 1980, was 35,744 × 35,839 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Ekran launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).