LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Dec 26 1980
Soviet Space Program
Ekran
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Proton-K/DMDescription:
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