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    EKRAN 17
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 26 December 1987 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 18715 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1987-109A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 13.726° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00461 | 
| RA ascending node | 22.425 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 236.067° | 
| Mean anomaly | 104.166° | 
| Orbital period | 1501.845 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 12:18 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36871.0 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 37071.0 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 37271.1 km | 
Orbital History
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