LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu Mar 25 1993
Russian Space Forces

EKA-1

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(1:15 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(1:15 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(1:15 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Start-1

Description:

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.

Start-1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Test Flight
  • EKA 1 and 2 were vehicle evaluation payloads on the maiden flights of the Start-1 and Start launch vehicles.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

158