Ekran satellites
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Ekran satellites were a series of Soviet geostationary communication satellites designed primarily to broadcast television directly to remote and underserved regions of the USSR.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communications satellite series
ⓘ
direct broadcast satellite ⓘ |
| communicationService |
radio broadcasting
ⓘ
television broadcasting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Far North of the USSR
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet space engineers ⓘ |
| designedFor |
broadcasting television to remote regions of the USSR
ⓘ
serving underserved regions of the USSR ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstSatellite | Ekran-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequencyBand |
2.5 GHz uplink
ⓘ
714 MHz downlink ⓘ UHF band ⓘ |
| groundEquipment |
community TV receivers
ⓘ
simple low-cost receiving antennas ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| languageOfBroadcasts | Russian ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Soviet aerospace industry ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
enabled reception with relatively small ground antennas
ⓘ
one of the first direct broadcast satellite systems in the world ⓘ |
| notableImpact | improved media access in sparsely populated Soviet regions ⓘ |
| notableSatellite |
Ekran-2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ekran-M series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet Ministry of Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | geosynchronous Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
communications
ⓘ
direct television broadcasting ⓘ |
| programType | civilian communications program ⓘ |
| serviceType | direct-to-home television ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Express satellites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorizont satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology | spin-stabilized design ⓘ |
| transmissionType | analog television ⓘ |
| usedBy | remote Soviet communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
national television distribution in the USSR
ⓘ
public broadcasting ⓘ |
| user | Soviet state television ⓘ |
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