EKRAN 6

12120
Spacetrack Directory Number
1980-12-26
Orbit launches


Satellite information EKRAN 6

Spacetrack Directory Name EKRAN 6
Orbit launches 1980-12-26
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Perigee 35752 km
Apogee 35819 km

Additional information EKRAN 6

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.


Update time: 2026-05-01 07:01:10
EKRAN 6 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1980-12-26