[FPSPACE] What is the Gherman Titov center?

[Dmitry Pieson]

Followed is an URL to the official Center presentation on Putin web-site and
rough automated translation. It is Golisyno-2 / Krasnoznamensk Center that
was known well before.

Dmitry Pieson

http://www.kremlin.ru/events/articles/2004/04/62855/62854.shtml

The main center of tests and managements of space means (GTsIU KS)

In the Main center of tests and managements of space means are counted and
traced all orbits of the flying devices started from the domestic
cosmodromes. In October, 1957 of the aerial of the center for the first time
were adjusted on a space wave when into orbits the first artificial
satellite of the Earth has been deduced. This date is considered also
birthday GTsIU KS.

For 46 years by experts of the center it is executed more than 8 million
sessions of communication and management of spacecrafts, devices and orbital
stations.

In work Titov Center uses the data of the command-measuring complexes
located in all territory of the country - from Saint Petersburg up to
Kamchatka.

In Titov Center unique multipurpose radio engineering means and the
radio-electronic equipment with a high degree of automation and exclusive
accuracy of measurements are concentrated. Range of action of the center -
up to hundreds millions kilometers. The center provides management of 80
percent of domestic space vehicles of military, double, social and economic
and scientific purpose.

In interests of the Ministry of Defence from the center solve problems of
application of system of uniform time and reference frequencies "Tsel"
(Target).
Experts of GTsIU KS participate in ?????? tests and working off of samples
of perspective space means military and dual-purpose, operate separate space
vehicles and an orbital grouping of satellites of social and economic,
scientific purpose and the satellites started under the federal space
program, to programs of the international cooperation and commercial
programs.

GTsIU KS takes part in all joint international space projects, in basic
researches of distant space, and also in realization of space programs of
national safety. In cooperation with representatives more than 150
organizations, the scientific research institute, KB and the cosmodromes are
lead ?????? tests over 250 types of space vehicles.

On materials of ????-TASS


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org]On Behalf Of Sven Grahn
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 6:42 AM
To: fpspace at friends-partners.org
Subject: [FPSPACE] What is the Gherman Titov center?


Forgive my ignorance, but is this a new designation for an old
establishment? Putin and Chirac held a press conference there last week.
The place was described as "a secret Russian satellite base" in our media.

Sven


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