EKA-1

Launch Partial Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:15:00

Thursday March 25, 1993

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First flight of START-1. First Russian/Soviet solid launcher. Orbit lower than expected.

Wiki

EKA-1 is a Russian satellite with the sole purpose of recording the various data of the flight, in order to control the good performance of the launcher.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

260 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

START-1

Active 1993 to 2006

Agency

MITT

Rocket

Height: 22.74m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 532 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

890 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.33m

Height: 3.34m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 158

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

732 days 20 hours

Site 158

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

732 days 20 hours

Stats

START-1

1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 1993

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

1st

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1993

1993

14th

Orbital launch attempt