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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
March 12, 1983
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 12, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,672nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,663rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Proton-K/DM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,775 × 35,788 km orbit 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
- 36th Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,672nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,663rd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 13878 · 1983-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 10
- Object ID
- 1983-016A
- Epoch
- 1983-03-13 06:38:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00316199 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001475
- Inclination
- 0.1134°
- Ascending node
- 95.4452°
- Arg. of perigee
- 31.085°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.4647°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.000099999
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 13878 · in orbit
Proton-K 304-02 Stage 3 · re-entered March 14, 1983
Blok DM No. 34L · 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
23rd launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 665th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
142 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on March 12, 1983. 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?
Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,775 × 35,788 km orbit 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).