Zeya

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Zeya

Part of Strela

Strela-1M

Russian earth geodetic satellite. The Zeya satellite was used for navigation and geodesy tests from a sun-synchronous orbit.

Status: Operational 1997. First Launch: 1997-03-04. Last Launch: 1997-03-04. Number: 1 .

Also known as Mozhaets, the satellite was designed by students of the Mozhaiskiy military space engineering academy and built at NPO-PM. It used the obsolete Strela-1M satellite bus. It was the payload for the first launch from Russia's Svobodniy cosmodrome.

Family: Communications, Earth, Earth geodetic sat, Sun synchronous orbit. Country: Russia. Launch Vehicles: Topol', Start-1, Start-1.2. Launch Sites: Svobodniy, Svobodniy LC5. Agency: MO, Reshetnev bureau. Bibliography: 2, 4, 449.

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Zeya
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1997 March 4 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Svobodniy. Launch Complex: Svobodniy LC5. LV Family: Topol'. Launch Vehicle: Start-1.2.

Zeya - . Payload: Zeya No. 1. Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Manufacturer: Reshetnev bureau. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Zeya. Decay Date: 1999-10-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 24744 . COSPAR: 1997-010A. Apogee: 472 km (293 mi). Perigee: 460 km (280 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 93.60 min.

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