Status
Success
Ekran-M n°18L
Launch Time
Sat Apr 07, 2001 03:47 UTC
Sat Apr 07, 2001 03:47 UTC
First flight of Proton M.
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekran-M n°18L
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,100.0 kg
Geosynchronous Orbit
Location
Site 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2001
13th orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
1st mission
1st mission of 2001
1st successful mission