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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.
Tuesday, March 4, 1997 at 2:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,129
RVSN RF Mission
#3
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Designator
1997-010
Launch Window
NET
Mar 4, 1997, 2:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Svobodny was a Russian rocket launch site located approximately 15 km north of Svobodny, Amur Oblast. The cosmodrome was originally constructed as a launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles called Svobodny-18. It was initially selected as a replacement for Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, which became independent as Kazakhstan after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However the development of Svobodny was subsequently ended in 2007 in favour of a totally new space port, the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Timezone
Asia/Yakutsk
Local Launch Time
Mar 4, 1997, 11:00 AM
Total Launches
5
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
51.7000, 128.0000
Start-1.2 Specs
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.
Length
22.7 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Launch Mass
47 t
Thrust
500 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1997
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Mar 4, 1997
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
Founded
1959
Total Launches
15
Successful
12
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
1