Strategic Rocket ForcesLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

EROS A1

Name: Start-1 | EROS A1
Start: 2000-12-05T12:32:00Z
Location: 5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Start-1

Launched Tue, Dec 5 · 12:32 PM UTC2000-12-05 12:32 UTC5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Polar Orbit

Worldwide

81st

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Strategic Rocket Forces

1st

launch this year

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1076 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

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.

Launch Provider

Strategic Rocket Forces

Government · Russia · Founded 1959

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).

Launches

Successful

80%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Start-1

Vehicle history

Height

22.7m

Diameter

1.6m

To low Earth orbit

632kg

Liftoff thrust

887kN

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Strategic Rocket ForcesLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

EROS A1

Start-1

Launched Tue, Dec 5 · 12:32 PM UTC2000-12-05 12:32 UTC5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Reached orbit

Follow Strategic Rocket Forces in the app

Success

Reached Polar Orbit

Worldwide

81st

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Strategic Rocket Forces

1st

launch this year

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1076 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

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.

Launch Provider

Strategic Rocket Forces

Government · Russia · Founded 1959

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).

Launches

Successful

80%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Strategic Rocket Forces launches Wikipedia

Start-1

Vehicle history

Height

22.7m

Diameter

1.6m

To low Earth orbit

632kg

Liftoff thrust

887kN

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Notifications before every launch you follow, live countdowns on your home screen and watch, and webcasts as they start.

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EROS A1

Mission

Strategic Rocket Forces

Start-1

Never Miss a Launch.

EROS A1

Mission

Strategic Rocket Forces

Start-1

Never Miss a Launch.