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Russia's Start-1M Rocket Launch Delayed to Next Year
8 Apr
Summary
- The Start-1M rocket launch is postponed until next year.
- The rocket can carry a payload of up to 500 kg to low orbit.
- The Start-1 rocket was based on the Topol ICBM.
The initial launch of Russia's Start-1M light-class rocket, planned from the Vostochny Spaceport, has been rescheduled for next year. Development of this new rocket is being spearheaded by the private company Novy Start, with significant reliance on non-governmental financial backing.
This next-generation rocket is projected to have the capability to lift payloads weighing up to 500 kg into low Earth orbit. The Start-1M's lineage traces back to the Start-1, a rocket that was itself derived from the Topol intercontinental ballistic missile. Between 1993 and 2006, the earlier Start-1 model saw seven successful launches from Russian spaceports.
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