EKRAN 3

11273
Spacetrack Directory Number
1979-02-21
Orbit launches


Satellite information EKRAN 3

Spacetrack Directory Name EKRAN 3
Orbit launches 1979-02-21
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 35636 km
Apogee 35968 km

Additional information EKRAN 3

EKRAN 3, 11273 is a payload satellite owned by MSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 21 Feb 1979 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite EKRAN 3 Date of exalting 21.02.1979y.


Update time: 2026-04-29 08:01:23
EKRAN 3 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1979-02-21