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Article Number: 11F647M. Class: Communications. Nation: USSR. Manufacturer: NPO PM. Communications satellite - geosynchronous. Transmits USSR Central Television programmes to a network of communal receivers.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 1,976 kg.
Ekran-M Chronology
30 January 1987
Cosmos 1817 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. FAILURE: Block DM-2 ignition failure, remained in LEO. Mass: 2,000 kg. Perigee: 173 km. Apogee: 208 km. Inclination: 51.6 deg. Geosynchronous ballistic missile early warning satellite. Launch vehicle failure; left in unusable orbit. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.
27 December 1987
Ekran 17 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. Mass: 1,970 kg. Perigee: 36,890 km. Apogee: 37,239 km. Inclination: 3.6 deg. Stationed at 99 deg E. Transmitting USSR Central Television programmes to a network of communal receivers.
10 December 1988
Ekran 19 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. Mass: 1,970 kg. Perigee: 35,778 km. Apogee: 35,804 km. Inclination: 2.9 deg. Stationed at 99 deg E. Transmission of Central Television programmes to a network of receivers for collective use.
09 August 1990
Ekran-M s/n 14L Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. FAILURE: Third stage failure. Mass: 1,970 kg.
30 October 1992
Ekran 20 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S861. Mass: 1,970 kg. Perigee: 35,778 km. Apogee: 35,803 km. Inclination: 0.7 deg. Transmission of television programmes to a network of multiple user receiving stations.
Bibliography:- 67 - Kaesmann, Ferdinand, et. al., Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, "Proton - Development of A Russian Launch Vehicle", 1998, Volume 51, page 3.
- 102 - Voevodin, Sergey A, VSA072 - Space Apparatus, "Sergey A. Voevodin's Reports", . HTML when accessed: http://www.mcs.net/~rusaerog/sergeyv/VSA.html
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