I *think* this was to be the RS-16 amateur radio satellite. You might want to check with the Sergei Samburov at the Energia Radio Club in Moscow for details. Regards, Eric Rosenberg (amateur call WD3Q) Washington, DC erosenberg@orbcomm.net wd3q@erols.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Zeya launch date Author: SeeSat-L@cds.plasma.mpe-garching.mpg.de at #internet Date: 2/24/97 4:28 PM Hi, Zeya satellite launch on Start-1 launch vehicle from Svobodnyy is now scheduled on Mar.04. It is still not known for sure what the orbit will be but some says it will be launched to a sun-synchronous one. Regards, Igor Lissov