Ekran Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

16 Mar 1984, 2:00pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

200/39 (200L)

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Proton-K/DM image

Proton-K/DM

Mission

Ekran

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Orbit

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

Updated: Jan 3, 7:57pm UTC

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