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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
March 22, 1985
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 22, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,875th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 2,928th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd 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 35,548 × 35,654 km orbit inclined 0.5°. 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
- 52nd Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,875th launch19th this yearhumanity's 2,928th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 15626 · 1985-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 14
- Object ID
- 1985-024A
- Epoch
- 1985-03-22 18:28:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00964008 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012654
- Inclination
- 0.462°
- Ascending node
- 266.829°
- Arg. of perigee
- 153.623°
- Mean anomaly
- 128.627°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekran · NORAD 15626 · in orbit
Proton-K 328-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 25, 1985
Blok DM No. 53L · 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
35th launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 734th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on March 22, 1985. 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 35,548 × 35,654 km orbit 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).