1978 · Soviet Space Program
Ekran
failureProton-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.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 17, 1978 at 04:04 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 200/40
- Mission
- Ekran
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit