Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sat, May 27, 1978, 01:25
Weather
Pro