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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
May 6, 1988
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 6, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,177th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 3,290th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Proton-K/DM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,606 × 35,665 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 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
- 65th Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,177th launch30th this yearhumanity's 3,290th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 19090 · 1988-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 18
- Object ID
- 1988-036A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-08 02:37:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00838085 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007019
- Inclination
- 0.4276°
- Ascending node
- 275.1011°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.4963°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.37°
- 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 · NORAD 19090 · in orbit
Proton-K 349-01 Stage 3 · re-entered May 8, 1988
Blok DM No. 66L · 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
44th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 863rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 23 hours 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 May 6, 1988. 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 35,606 × 35,665 km orbit inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Ekran launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).