Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv: Government / agency, launches, rockets and satellites

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898Orbital launches

911All launches (incl. suborbital)

148Satellites in orbit

0Satellites built

0Rockets / spacecraft

Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv is a government organisation, founded in 1986. Our records show 898 orbital launches and 148 satellites in orbit.

Part of USSR Ministry of Defense ·

Satellites in orbit

By platform

Strela-1 11F625	48
Strela-3	42
Uragan	22
Strela-2M	10
Raduga	8
Meteor-2	7
Molniya-1	3
Geizer	3

Recent launches

Date	Mission	Vehicle	Site	Result
30 Apr 2026	GMM	Soyuz-5	NIIP-5	Success
19 Dec 1991	Gran' No. 39L	Proton-K/DM-2	GIK-5	Success
18 Dec 1991	AUOS-Z No. 301	Tsiklon-3	NIIP-53	Success
17 Dec 1991	Kometa No. 14	Soyuz-U	GIK-5	Success
27 Nov 1991	Parus	Kosmos 11K65M	NIIP-53	Success
22 Nov 1991	Geizer No. 18L	Proton-K/DM-2	GIK-5	Success
20 Nov 1991	Kobal't	Soyuz-U	NIIP-53	Success
12 Nov 1991	Strela-3	Tsiklon-3	NIIP-53	Success
23 Oct 1991	Gorizont No. 35L	Proton-K/DM-2	GIK-5	Success
17 Oct 1991	Progress 7K-TGM No. 211	Soyuz-U2	GIK-5	Success
10 Oct 1991	Taifun-1B	Kosmos 11K65M	NIIP-53	Success
9 Oct 1991	Orlets	Soyuz-U2	GIK-5	Success

Provenance

Where this comes from

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