Zeya

Also called Mozhaets and RS 16

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General

Designation	24744 / 97010A
Launch date	4 Mar 1997
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Scientific: Geodesy
Perigee/Apogee	467 / 480 km
Inclination	97.3°
Period	94 min
Launch vehicle	Start 1 #3

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End of life

Decay

25 Oct 1999

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External resources

http://www.users.wineasy.se/svengrahn/zeya.htm

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	NPO-PM
Platform	possibly based on Strela 1M
Mass at launch	87 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

The satellite was designed by the students of the Mozhaiskiy military space engineering academy, in Saint Petersburg. Carries 20 laser reflectors for geodesy and Glonass and GPS receivers. The HAM ^payload never could be activated.

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Transponders (RS-16)

Beacons	29.408 MHz 29.451 MHz 435.504 MHz (1.6 W) 435.548 MHz
Uplink	145.915 - 145.948 MHz
Downlink	29.415 - 29.448 MHz (4 W)

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