Norad ID: 12120
| Spacetrack Directory Name | EKRAN 6 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Perigee | 35752 km |
| Apogee | 35819 km |
EKRAN 6, 12120 is a payload satellite owned by MSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Dec 1980 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 6 Date of exalting 26.12.1980y.