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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Proton-K/DM: Ekran
Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
Wednesday, 21 February 1979
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleProton-K/DM
Vehicle FamilyProton / UR-500
Vehicle Record61 of 66 launches (92.4%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch Pad200/40
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#16
Agency Launches This Year#12
Launches From This Pad64
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Proton-K/DM
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Launch Site
200/40 · 46.0336°N 63.0267°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.