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Start-1

retired
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Orbit: LEOLaunched 3/25/1993
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
260 kg
Total Mass
260 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Russian Space Forces

Manufacturer

Russian Space Forces
Launch Mission

EKA

3/25/1993

Entity Mentions
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Start-1 launched several satellites from the Plesetsk and Svobodny cosmodromes between 1993 and 2006.

Mentioned as: Start-1SourceFeb 3, 2026

As of 2018, Yuri Solomonov of the MIT Corporation revealed plans for a modified Start-1 launcher called Start-1M with a first launch considered possible in 2022.

Mentioned as: Start-1SourceFeb 3, 2026