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Start-1

In-active

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT)

March 25, 1993

Description

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

Stages
4
Length
22.7 m
Diameter
1.61 m
Fairing Diameter
1.61 m
Launch Mass
47.0 T
Thrust
887.0 kN

Family

Name
Start-1
Family
―
Variant
1
Alias
―
Full Name
Start-1

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$9000000
Low Earth Orbit
632.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

Commercial

None

MITT

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology is a Russian (formerly Soviet) engineering and scientific research institute founded on May 13, 1946. The institute is located in the Otradnoye District in the north of Moscow. Previously, it was primarily focused on developing ballistic missiles and rockets to increase the nation's strategic deterrent capability. Today it is also involved in civilian projects and has modified some of its intercontinental ballistic missiles into launch vehicles to be used for satellites.

Previous Flights

flew on five previous launch(es).

Start-1 | EROS B

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | Russia
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 2006, 4:47 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

In order to address market demand for faster revisit of EROS (Earth Resources Observation Systems B) satellites, ImageSat has purchased the EROS B satellite, which is scheduled for launch during the first quarter of 2006. Similar in appearance to EROS A, the new satellite has superior capabilities, including a larger camera of CCD/TDI type (Charge Coupled Device/Time Delay Integration), with standard panchromatic resolution of 0.70 m at an altitude of about 500 km, a larger on-board recorder, improved pointing accuracy and a faster data communication link.

Low Earth Orbit

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Start-1 | Odin

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | Russia
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 20, 2001, 8:48 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Odin is a Swedish satellite working in two disciplines: astrophysics and aeronomy, and it was named after Odin of Norse mythology.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Start-1 | EROS A1

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | Russia
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 5, 2000, 12:32 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

EROS A (Earth Resources Observation Systems A) is the first in a constellation of sun-synchronous, polar-orbiting satellites that ImageSat plans to deploy during this decade.

Polar Orbit

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Start-1 | EarlyBird

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | Russia
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 24, 1997, 1:32 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

EarlyBird 1, a remote sensing satellite built by CTA Space Systems (now part of Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)) for EarthWatch, Inc., was to provide high resolution commercial imagery. EarthWatch planed to offer black-and-white images with a resolution as high as 3 meters per pixel, and color images with a resolution of 15 meters per pixel. The imaging sensor was derived from NASA's cancelled Clark satellite.

Low Earth Orbit

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