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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
October 3, 1979
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 3, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,346th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 2,263rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Proton-K/DM flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 5 catalogued objects, from October 12, 1979, was 35,712 × 35,870 km inclined 0.5°. 5 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
- 17th Proton-K/DM flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,346th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 2,263rd orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 11561 · 1979-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 4
- Object ID
- 1979-087A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-12 16:01:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00281173 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018778
- Inclination
- 0.4516°
- Ascending node
- 276.7309°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.6252°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.8407°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekran · NORAD 11561 · in orbit
Proton-K 302-02 Stage 3 · re-entered October 5, 1979
Blok DM No. 23L · 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
11th launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 552nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on October 3, 1979. 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 5 catalogued objects, from October 12, 1979, was 35,712 × 35,870 km inclined 0.5°.
How many satellites did Ekran launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).