Start-1.2 | Zeya
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.
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.
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Mission Profile
Zeya was a Start-1.2 mission operated by Strategic Rocket Forces that lifted off from 5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 4, 1997. The flight carried its payload on a navigation mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.