Start (Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology)
The Start, manufactured by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology established in unknown year, undertook its inaugural launch on 03/28/1995, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Start has 0 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 1 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
Russian orbital launch vehicle. Launch vehicle based on decommissioned SS-25 ICBM's launched from mobile transporter.
- Length: 28.9 m
- Diameter: 1.61 m
- Launch Mass: 60 T
- LEO Capacity: 645 kg
- Launch Cost: $10,500,000
Manufacturer
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (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.
