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EKA-1

Start-1 launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on March 25, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 25, 1993 · 13:15 UTCLaunch 1993-014Launch no. 3,796 in the log
RocketStart-1
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC158
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 25, 1993, 13:15
Launch designation
1993-014
Mission
EKA-1
Flight name
EKA

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
983 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.260 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
EKA-11993-014ANORAD 22561Russian Military Space ForcesTechnology260 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.