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Start-1

Start family · Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology · Retired

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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.

Specifications

Thrust
887 kN
Height
22.7 m
Diameter
1.61 m
Launch mass
47 t
Stages
4
Launch cost
$9M
LEO capacity
632 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
5
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
5 of 5
Current success streak
5
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches