Mission record

Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Proton-K/DM· 200/39 (200L)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Fri, 24 Aug 1984 19:50:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#2865 ever

Mission

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

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