Proton-K/DM | Ekran
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 03, 1987 19:26 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Soviet Space Program (Government)
- Rocket: Proton-K/DM — Proton / UR-500 family
Mission
Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 200/39 (200L)
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.