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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
September 3, 1987
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 3, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,116th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 3,216th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Proton-K/DM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,438 × 35,595 km orbit inclined 0.3°. 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
- 63rd Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,116th launch66th this yearhumanity's 3,216th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 18328 · 1987-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 16
- Object ID
- 1987-073A
- Epoch
- 1987-09-03 14:05:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01268353 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018751
- Inclination
- 0.3029°
- Ascending node
- 269.9527°
- Arg. of perigee
- 294.1601°
- Mean anomaly
- 78.9377°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 · NORAD 18328 · in orbit
Proton-K 337-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 6, 1987
Blok DM No. 65L · 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
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
38th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 830th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
115 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 September 3, 1987. 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?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekran reach?
Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,438 × 35,595 km orbit inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Ekran launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).