MISSION NAME
Ekran 8
Status
Success
DATE
14 JUL 1980
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
200/40
Description
Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
Proton-K/DM
Rocket Description
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.