EROS A1
Start-1
Strategic Rocket Forces
Launch Status
Success Mission
EROS A1
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Polar Orbit
- Launch Cost: $9,000,000
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.
Location
5
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts, while Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 5 rocket launches.
Rocket
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology 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.
Agency
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia’s land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
