Zeya
Start-1.2
Strategic Rocket Forces
Mission
Zeya
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
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.
Location
5
Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts, while Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 5 rocket launches.
Rocket
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Start-1.2
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.
Agency
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).
