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Mozhaets 2

Start-1.2 launch from Vostochny (Russia) on March 4, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 4, 1997 · 02:00 UTCLaunch 1997-010Launch no. 4,128 in the log
RocketStart-1.2
SpaceportVostochnypad LC5
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 4, 1997, 02:00
Launch designation
1997-010
Mission
Mozhaets 2
Flight name
Zeya

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
480 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.087 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Zeya1997-010ANORAD 24744Russian Military Space ForcesGeodesy87 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 25, 1999

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.