Ekran-M (11F647M)
Ekran-M
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.
| Nation: | U.S.S.R. / Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication, direct broadcasting |
| Operator: | RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz) |
| Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) |
| Equipment: | 1 (+1) UHF 200 W transponder, C-band uplink |
| Configuration: | KAUR-3 |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 9 years |
| Mass: | ~2000 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 1817 (Ekran-M (1), Ekran-M 11L) | 30.01.1987 | TB LC-200/40 | P | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | |
| Ekran-M 1 (Ekran-M 13L) | 27.12.1987 | TB LC-200/39 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Ekran-M 2 (Ekran-M 12L) | 10.12.1988 | TB LC-200/40 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Ekran-M (3) (Ekran-M 14L) | 09.08.1990 | TB LC-200/39 | F | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | |
| Ekran-M 3 (Ekran-M 15L) | 30.10.1992 | TB LC-81/23 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 | ||
| Ekran-M 4 (Ekran-M 18L) | 07.04.2001 | TB LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1) | ||
| Ekran-M x (Ekran-M 16L) | not launched | Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1) | |||
| Ekran-M x (Ekran-M 17L) | not launched | Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1) |
