Start-1.2 | Zeya

Name: Start-1.2 | Zeya
Start: 1997-03-04T02:00:02Z
Location: Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

The Mozhayets 2 (Zeya, RS 16) satellite was a Russian Military experimental communications satellite launched on 4 March 1997. Zeya was named after the Zeya River, which is very close to its launch site, Cosmodrome Svobodniy. A Start-1.2 rocket transported it into orbit. This was the first satellite launched from this new Russian launch site in far eastern Russia.

Mission Details

Launch date: March 4, 1997 at 02:00 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Start-1.2
Operator: Strategic Rocket Forces
Launch site: Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission type: Navigation