Tsiklon (satellite navigation system)
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Tsiklon (meaning cyclone, Russian: Циклон) is the first Soviet satellite navigation system, developed in the former Soviet Union and now operated by the Russian Space Forces.
From 1967 to 1978 a total of 31 Zaliv satellites were launched onboard Kosmos-3 and Kosmos-3M rockets, from the Kapustin Yar and Plesetsk launch 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 were Parus and Sfera.[2] Currently, Russia operates the GLONASS system.
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References[]
- ^ "Zaliv (11F617)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ a b Tsiklon. astronautix.com
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Categories:
- Earth observation satellites of the Soviet Union
- Satellite navigation
- Wireless locating
- Communications in the Soviet Union
- Satellites using the KAUR bus
- Navigation satellites of Russia
- Russian spacecraft stubs
- Soviet Union spacecraft stubs