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Start-1

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology · Start · RETIRED

Start-1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology. It stands 22.7 m tall, lifts 632 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 25 March 1993. It has flown 5 times with 5 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height22.7 m
Diameter1.6 m
Payload to LEO632 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight25 March 1993
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$9M
StatusRETIRED

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights5
Successful5
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant1

About Start-1

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.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Start-1 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

Start-1 in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Chamitoff egresses Crew Lock at the start of EVA 1
Chamitoff egresses Crew Lock at the start of EVA 1NASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
Chamitoff egresses Crew Lock at the start of EVA 1
Chamitoff egresses Crew Lock at the start of EVA 1NASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
Original MSC Site Photograph
Original MSC Site PhotographNASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Start-1 flown?
5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures.
What is Start-1's success rate?
100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
How much can Start-1 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Start-1 at 632 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Start-1 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Start-1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.