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EROS A1

Start-1 launch from Vostochny (Russia) on December 5, 2000, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 5, 2000 · 12:32 UTCLaunch 2000-079Launch no. 4,447 in the log
RocketStart-1
SpaceportVostochnypad LC5
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyPuskovie UslugiRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 5, 2000, 12:32
Launch designation
2000-079
Mission
EROS A1
Vehicle flight ID
64516-21-434

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
556 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.250 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
EROS A12000-079ANORAD 26631ImageSat (Tel-Aviv)Optical imaging250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 7, 2016

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