LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Dec 05 2000

Strategic Rocket Forces

EROS A1

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:32 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:32 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:32 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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Earth Science
EROS A (Earth Resources Observation Systems A) is the first in a constellation of sun-synchronous, polar-orbiting satellites that ImageSat plans to deploy during this decade.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad