Ekran satellites

E800893

communications satellite series direct broadcast satellite

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ekran satellites canonical	1
Ekran-1	1
Ekran-2	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9467876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ekran satellites
Context triple: [Soviet television, usedSatelliteDistribution, Ekran satellites]

A. Yahsat
Yahsat is a United Arab Emirates-based satellite communications company providing broadband, broadcast, and government services across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
B. Satellite
"Satellite" is a politically charged punk rock song by American band Rise Against, known for its anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics.
C. Satellite
"Satellite" is a popular early song by the Dave Matthews Band, known for its intricate guitar work and reflective lyrics.
D. Satellite Five
Satellite Five is a massive orbital space station in the Doctor Who universe that serves as a central hub for broadcasting and manipulation of human society in the far future.
E. Sky (satellite television)
Sky (satellite television) is a major British pay-TV and broadcasting service offering a wide range of channels, on-demand content, and subscription packages via satellite.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ekran satellites
Target entity description: Ekran satellites were a series of Soviet geostationary communication satellites designed primarily to broadcast television directly to remote and underserved regions of the USSR.

A. Yahsat
Yahsat is a United Arab Emirates-based satellite communications company providing broadband, broadcast, and government services across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
B. Satellite
"Satellite" is a politically charged punk rock song by American band Rise Against, known for its anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics.
C. Satellite
"Satellite" is a popular early song by the Dave Matthews Band, known for its intricate guitar work and reflective lyrics.
D. Satellite Five
Satellite Five is a massive orbital space station in the Doctor Who universe that serves as a central hub for broadcasting and manipulation of human society in the far future.
E. Sky (satellite television)
Sky (satellite television) is a major British pay-TV and broadcasting service offering a wide range of channels, on-demand content, and subscription packages via satellite.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	communications satellite series ⓘ direct broadcast satellite ⓘ
communicationService	radio broadcasting ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
coverageArea	Far North of the USSR ⓘ Siberia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
designedBy	Soviet space engineers ⓘ
designedFor	broadcasting television to remote regions of the USSR ⓘ serving underserved regions of the USSR ⓘ
firstLaunchDate	1976 ⓘ
firstSatellite	Ekran-1 ⓘ linked to: Ekran satellites
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 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Proton rocket ⓘ
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 ⓘ linked to: Ekran satellites Ekran-M series ⓘ
operatedBy	Soviet Ministry of Communications ⓘ
operator	Soviet Union ⓘ
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 ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
successor	Express satellites ⓘ Gorizont satellites ⓘ linked to: Molniya communications satellites
technology	spin-stabilized design ⓘ
transmissionType	analog television ⓘ
usedBy	remote Soviet communities ⓘ
usedFor	national television distribution in the USSR ⓘ public broadcasting ⓘ
user	Soviet state television ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet television → usedSatelliteDistribution → Ekran satellites ⓘ

Ekran satellites → firstSatellite → Ekran-1 ⓘ

linked to: Ekran satellites

Ekran satellites → notableSatellite → Ekran-2 ⓘ