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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
February 21, 1979
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 21, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,285th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,189th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Proton-K/DM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, from March 21, 1979, was 35,642 × 35,943 km 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
- 14th Proton-K/DM flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,285th launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,189th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 11273 · 1979-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 3
- Object ID
- 1979-015A
- Epoch
- 1979-03-21 23:36:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00277684 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035678
- Inclination
- 0.3402°
- Ascending node
- 272.8343°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.67°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.0051°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- 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 11273 · in orbit
Proton-K 294-01 Stage 3 · re-entered February 22, 1979
Blok DM No. 13L · 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
8th launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 538th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on February 21, 1979. 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?
The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, from March 21, 1979, was 35,642 × 35,943 km 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).