Zeya 1

Spacecraft n°:

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Launch data: Designation  97010A Launch date  04 Mar 1997 Launch site  Svobodny, LC-5 Launch vehicle  Start-1 Mission  Military: earth geodetic Navigational and scientific satellite, Amateur communication Sun-synchronous Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee   km Eccentricity   Inclination   deg Period   min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, Mozhaisky military academy Platform  Strela-1 bus Operator  NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, Mozhaisky military academy Mass at launch  64 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Equipment   Solar array  Solar cells Stabilization   Propulsion   DC power   Design lifetime

Mission details:

• Russian earth geodetic satellite. One launch, 1997.03.04. The Zeya satellite was used for navigation and geodesy tests from a sun-synchronous orbit.
• 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.