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Russia's New Topol-Based Start-1M Conversion Rocket Unveiled for 1st Time

© Sputnik / Russian Defense Ministry / Go to the mediabankA training and combat launch of the Topol-M ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
A training and combat launch of the Topol-M ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.04.2026
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The exterior of the new Start-1M light-class conversion rocket system, based on the Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), was presented for the first time at an exhibition in Russia's Federation Council on Wednesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
The mock-up features the rocket mounted on an eight-axle chassis. Both are painted white, with "New Start" inscribed on the rocket body.
The display also included a model of Russia's new orbital station (orbital assembly to start in 2028), the mockups of Soyuz-2 and new Soyuz-5 rockets, the advanced Amur-LNG methane launcher with reusable first stage, lunar station prototypes, and various satellites, including Russian navigation system GLONASS.
The first launch of the Start-1M rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome is slated for 2026.
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