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Launch SuccessfulRussian Space Forces
Start-1: EKA-1
EKA 1 and 2 were vehicle evaluation payloads on the maiden flights of the Start-1 and Start launch vehicles.
Thursday, 25 March 1993
Mission Data
🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992
Launch VehicleStart-1
Vehicle FamilyStart
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)
Success Streak71 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad158
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#14
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad2
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Start-1
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.
Launch Site
158 · 62.9256°N 40.5756°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.