Start-1
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Start-1 is a Russian satellite launch vehicle based on the RT-2PM Topol, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile developed by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology.
Start-1 launch vehicle lifting off from the Svobodny Cosmodrome
Diagram of the Start-1 rocket.
A Start-1 TEL moving towards the launch pad
RT-2PM Topol
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The RT-2PM Topol was a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile designed in the Soviet Union and in service with Russia's Strategic Missile Troops. As of 2014, Russia planned to replace all RT-2PM ICBMs with versions of Topol-M. In December 2023, the last Topol regiment was taken off combat duty.
A Topol on a MAZ-7917 mobile launcher at a Victory Day Anniversary Parade Rehearsal in Moscow, 2007.
Artist's depiction of a RT-2PM in Siberia
Launch-Assisting Support vehicle of Topol at the Saint-Petersburg Artillery Museum
Troposphere Relay Station vehicle of Topol at the Saint-Petersburg Artillery Museum