Satellite description

EKRAN 15, 16729 is a payload satellite owned by MSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 24 May 1986 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

16729, 1986-038A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CIS

Related business

MinSvyazi SSR Soyuzniy Uzel Radioveshchaniya i Radiosvyazi No. 9 (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

EKRAN, Unknown motor

Mass

2,000 kg wet, ~1,850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-05-24 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Plate, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

17.622 m², Large (>1 m²)