Ekran-M n°18L

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:47:00

Saturday April 7, 2001

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First flight of Proton M.

Ekran-M n°18L

Wiki

Ekran-M continued the colour television broadcast to community users in Siberia and the Far North. The Ekran-M spacecraft were upgraded versions of the original Ekran craft and an augmented solar arrays to provide 1.8 kW of power. Most significantly, the lifetime of the satellites was increased from 3 to 9 years, which several crafts surpased. A modified Ekran-M, called Ekran-D, was proposed to permit digital transmissions of a broader assortment of information. The Ekran-D has not appeared yet.

Geosynchronous Orbit

1 Payload

2,100 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Proton-M/Briz-M

Active Since 2001

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center logo

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Price

$65.00 million

Rocket

Height: 58.18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 6,900 kg

Liftoff Thrust

10,027 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.35m

Height: 15.26m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 81/24

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

6 days

Stats

Proton-M


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2001

2001


13th

Orbital launch attempt