Russian Space Forces Start-1 EKA-1

Start-1

Status

Success

Date

25 MAR 1993

13:15

Launch Provider

Russian Space Forces

Launch Pad

158

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

EKA 1 and 2 were vehicle evaluation payloads on the maiden flights of the Start-1 and Start launch vehicles.

Rocket

Start-1

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Start-1 is a Russian satellite launch vehicle based on the RT-2PM Topol, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile developed by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology.

Height

22.7 m

Diameter

1.61 m

Launch Mass

47 T

Thrust

887 kN