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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
May 24, 1986
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 24, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,989th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 3,071st orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th 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 35,501 × 35,509 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
- 57th Proton-K/DM flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,989th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 3,071st orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 16729 · 1986-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 15
- Object ID
- 1986-038A
- Epoch
- 1986-05-24 01:48:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01309513 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001
- Inclination
- 0.1072°
- Ascending node
- 271.8954°
- Arg. of perigee
- 184.5953°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.5306°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Ekran · NORAD 16729 · in orbit
Proton-K 333-01 Stage 3 · re-entered May 26, 1986
Blok DM No. 64L · 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
34th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 778th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on May 24, 1986. 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 35,501 × 35,509 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).