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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekran
Launched
August 24, 1984
Summary
Ekran launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 24, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,830th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 2,865th orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Proton-K/DM flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 29, 1984, was 35,783 × 35,808 km inclined 0.4°. 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
- 49th Proton-K/DM flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,830th launch71st this yearhumanity's 2,865th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekran · NORAD 15219 · 1984-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EKRAN 13
- Object ID
- 1984-090A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-29 23:59:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00264587 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003
- Inclination
- 0.4°
- Ascending node
- 270°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60°
- Mean anomaly
- 107.35°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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 15219 · in orbit
Proton-K 324-02 Stage 3 · re-entered August 27, 1984
Blok DM No. 51L · 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
23rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 719th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekran launch?
Ekran launched on August 24, 1984. 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?
The tracked orbit of Ekran, one of 6 catalogued objects, from August 29, 1984, was 35,783 × 35,808 km 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).