LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Dec 26 1980

Soviet Space Program

Ekran

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(11:49 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(11:49 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(11:49 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Proton-K/DM

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

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

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

200/40