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1151:(1989-1998)
1145:(1988-1989)
1136:(1984-1987)
1130:(1983-1991)
1124:(1964–1970)
1118:(1961–1985)
1112:(1958–1976)
1106:(1972–1996)
1100:(1961–1982)
940:Shuttle–Mir
815:Dombarovsky
679:25 December
568:"Elektro-L"
305:forecasting
285:Anatoly Zak
240:Development
188:Operational
139:Design life
113:Launch mass
1542:Categories
1520:See also:
1374:Mars-Grunt
1336:Sputnik 99
1331:Sputnik 41
987:(moonbase)
808:Kazakhstan
707:5 February
626:2011-01-22
596:2011-01-22
505:2011-01-22
472:References
331:Spacecraft
159:Production
1379:Mercury-P
1369:Laplace-P
1326:Sputnik 3
1321:Sputnik 2
1316:Sputnik 1
1290:Spektr-UV
1261:Luna-Glob
1245:Spektr-RG
1222:Elektro–L
961:Cancelled
833:(defunct)
787:Roscosmos
730:Elektro-L
405:Roscosmos
397:Fregat-SB
389:Zenit-2SB
342:Navigator
289:Navigator
262:Elektro 1
250:Roscosmos
218:Электро-Л
210:Elektro–L
108:Navigator
74:Roskosmos
31:Elektro-L
18:Elektro L
1394:Venera-D
1389:Spektr-M
1357:Concepts
1284:Kazachok
1240:Resurs-P
1235:Meteor-M
1200:(failed)
1191:Spektr-R
1185:(failed)
1164:(failed)
1143:(failed)
1084:programs
886:programs
364:Launches
350:Spektr-R
317:infrared
281:European
269:Meteor-M
180:Launched
142:10 years
70:Operator
1424:Related
1276:Luna 28
1271:Luna 27
1266:Luna 26
1230:(joint)
1227:ExoMars
1197:Luna 25
1161:Mars 96
1104:Prognoz
1081:Robotic
1039:(joint)
948:Energia
943:(joint)
930:(joint)
905:Voskhod
313:visible
299:Purpose
214:Russian
124:1,800 W
84:Weather
1217:Bion-M
1210:Active
1202:(2023)
1187:(2011)
1178:(2009)
1166:(1996)
1149:Granat
1128:Astron
1116:Venera
1029:Active
1020:Kliper
1005:Zvezda
1000:Spiral
984:Zvezda
910:Salyut
900:Vostok
868:Proton
863:Angara
772:Soviet
164:Status
129:Regime
65:Russia
1453:Laika
1399:Sfera
1384:OPSEK
1155:Gamma
1051:Soyuz
1010:Zarya
952:Buran
915:Almaz
873:Soyuz
309:Earth
172:Built
121:Power
1091:Past
1067:Orel
1015:MAKS
893:Past
806:(in
774:and
709:2023
681:2019
315:and
992:TMK
935:Mir
922:TKS
311:in
224:by
133:GEO
104:Bus
1544::
1098:DS
950:/
920:/
698:.
672:.
605:^
558:^
541:^
514:^
480:^
352:.
295:.
252:,
216::
810:)
764:e
757:t
750:v
711:.
683:.
629:.
599:.
508:.
212:(
191:3
183:4
175:4
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