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Proton-K/DM

In-active

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC)

Oct. 12, 1982

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.

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
59.0 m
Diameter
4.15 m
Fairing Diameter
4.15 m
Launch Mass
711.0 T
Thrust
8847.0 kN

Family

Name
Proton-K/DM
Family
―
Variant
DM
Alias
―
Full Name
Proton-K/DM

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
―
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
1880.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government

Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

KhSC 1916

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

Previous Flights

flew on 66 previous launch(es).

Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 20

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 20, 1990 - 23:36 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 06, 1988 - 02:47 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 15

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 31, 1988 - 04:18 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
September 03, 1987 - 19:26 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 14

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 11, 1987 - 14:45 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 20

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 19, 1987 - 03:54 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 13

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
November 18, 1986 - 14:08 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 19

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 25, 1986 - 15:43 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 12

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 10, 1986 - 00:49 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 24, 1986 - 01:42 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Potok 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 04, 1986 - 03:45 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary military relay satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 18

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
January 17, 1986 - 10:20 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 17

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
November 15, 1985 - 14:29 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 16

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
August 08, 1985 - 21:01 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 22, 1985 - 05:00 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | US-KS 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
February 21, 1985 - 07:56 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 11

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
January 18, 1985 - 10:25 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
August 24, 1984 - 19:50 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 10

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
August 01, 1984 - 21:37 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 15

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 22, 1984 - 00:20 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 9

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 22, 1984 - 04:21 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | US-KS 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 29, 1984 - 05:52 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 16, 1984 - 14:00 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Potok 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 02, 1984 - 03:54 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary military relay satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 14

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
February 15, 1984 - 08:46 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 8

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
November 30, 1983 - 13:51 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
September 29, 1983 - 17:37 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 13

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
August 25, 1983 - 20:02 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 7

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 30, 1983 - 23:56 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 12

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 08, 1983 - 04:45 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 12, 1983 - 14:00 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 22L

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
December 24, 1982 - 12:00 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 11

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
November 26, 1982 - 14:13 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 6

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 20, 1982 - 16:26 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
September 16, 1982 - 18:31 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 22, 1982 - 22:11 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Potok 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 17, 1982 - 23:50 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary military relay satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 5

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 15, 1982 - 04:39 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
February 05, 1982 - 09:12 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 10

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 09, 1981 - 16:59 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 9

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 30, 1981 - 21:38 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 25, 1981 - 23:55 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 8

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 18, 1981 - 04:40 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
December 26, 1980 - 11:49 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 7

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 05, 1980 - 17:10 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 14, 1980 - 22:35 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 4

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 14, 1980 - 00:49 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 6

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
February 20, 1980 - 08:05 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
December 28, 1979 - 11:51 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 03, 1979 - 17:12 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 05, 1979 - 23:19 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 5

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 25, 1979 - 03:44 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
February 21, 1979 - 07:49 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
December 19, 1978 - 12:15 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 17, 1978 - 16:04 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
August 17, 1978 - 20:02 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 4

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 18, 1978 - 21:59 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 27, 1978 - 01:25 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
September 20, 1977 - 17:28 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 23, 1977 - 21:15 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 26, 1976 - 14:50 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
September 11, 1976 - 18:24 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
December 22, 1975 - 13:00 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | US-KS 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 08, 1975 - 00:30 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Geostationary early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Molniya-1S

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 29, 1974 - 12:00 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

First operational geostationary communications satellite of the Soviet Union

Geostationary Orbit

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga-GVM

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 26, 1974 - 13:35 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Mass model of the Raduga communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit

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