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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
September 20, 1977
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 20, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,156th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 2,011th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Proton-K/DM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekran, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 35,588 × 35,630 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 14 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
- 8th Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,156th launch76th this yearhumanity's 2,011th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 10365 · 1977-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 2
- Object ID
- 1977-092A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-21 11:44:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0093497 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005
- Inclination
- 0.3995°
- Ascending node
- 268.5818°
- Arg. of perigee
- 27.9455°
- Mean anomaly
- 332.0741°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 7 debris, 4 components; 9 still in orbit
- Ekran · NORAD 10365 · in orbit
Proton-K 291-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 21, 1977
Blok DM No. 9L · 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
2nd launch from 200/40, 2nd this year · 498th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on September 20, 1977. 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 14 catalogued objects, reached a 35,588 × 35,630 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).