LAUNCH MISSION
Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM Ekran 17
Launch Pad
200/39 (200L)
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.