Soviet Space Program
Ekran
Proton-K/DM
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, October 3, 1979 · 17:12 UTC
Mission
/01Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/DM
Variant: DM
Launch Pad
200/40
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.034° N, 63.027° E
11
Pad Launches
552
Location Launches
1346
Agency Launches
90
Orbital This Year