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 have 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.