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Status

Partial Failure

EKA-1

Launch Time
Thu Mar 25, 1993 13:15 UTC

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

Rocket

START-1
MITT
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 890 kN
Payload to LEO: 532 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 22.74 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.33 m
Fairing Height: 3.34 m
Details

Mission Details

EKA-1

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 260.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Wiki

Location

Site 158, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Stats

1993

14th orbital launch attempt

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

1st mission
2nd mission of 1993

START-1

1st mission
1st mission of 1993