Tsiklon (satellite navigation system)
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Tsiklon(meaningcyclone,‹See Tfd›Russian:Циклон) is the first Sovietsatellite navigation system,developed in the formerSoviet Union.
From 1967 to 1978 a total of 31 Zaliv satellites were launched onboardKosmos-3andKosmos-3Mrockets, from theKapustin YarandPlesetsklaunch sites.[1]The project was conceived in the 1950s and the draft proposal was approved in 1962, but was not made operational until 1972 due to delays.[2]
The successor satellites to Tsiklon wereParusandSfera.[2]Currently, Russia operates theGLONASSsystem.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Zaliv (11F617)".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved2022-01-11.
- ^abTsiklon.astronautix.com
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