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25 March 1993, 13:15 UTC

EKA-1

Start-1Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Drawing of the Start-1 for EKA-1

Maiden flight of the Start-1 launch vehicle, derived from the RT-2PM Topol ICBM, carrying a non-commercial test payload from Plesetsk; the type's first commercial launch followed nearly four years later.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
260 kg
Flight
1st
of 5 Start-1 flights
Date and time
25 March 1993, 13:15 UTC
Rocket
Start-1
Builder
MITT
Launch site
158, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Payload
Test Flight
International designator
1993-014
Launches in 1993
14th of 83

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