Success
EKA-1
Test Flight
Russian Space Forces(VKS)Government
Start-1
LEOorbit
EKA 1 and 2 were vehicle evaluation payloads on the maiden flights of the Start-1 and Start launch vehicles.
Thursday, March 25, 1993 at 1:15 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,799
VKS Mission
#20
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1,420
Designator
1993-014
Launch Window
NET
Mar 25, 1993, 1:15 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.
Timezone
Europe/Moscow
Local Launch Time
Mar 25, 1993, 4:15 PM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778
Start-1 Specs
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.
Length
22.7 m
Diameter
1.61 m
Launch Mass
47 t
Thrust
887 kN
LEO Capacity
632 kg
Launch Cost
$9M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1993
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 16d
Total Launches
5
Successful
5
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Mar 25, 1993
Russian Space Forces
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
Total Launches
156
Successful
148
Failed
8
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
68