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Prognoz may refer to: *Prognoz (satellite), a Soviet space science programme *US-KMO US-KMO (russian: УС-КМО), an abbreviation for Upravlyaemy Sputnik - Kontinenty Morya Okeany (russian: Управляемый Спутник - Континенты Моря Океаны) meaning ''Controllable Satellite - Continents, Oceans, Se ...

Prognoz (satellite)
Prognoz, also known as SO (Solar Object, first three satellites), SO-M (SO-modified, next seven satellites) and SO-M2 (last two satellites, also known as Interball) was a Soviet Union, Soviet scientific research satellite programme. Twelve Prognoz satellites were launched between 14 April 1972 and 29 August 1996, by Molniya-M carrier rockets. The satellites were placed in High Earth orbits. First ten Prognoz spacescrafts were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31, Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome and last two from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43, Site 43/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The satellites were primarily used for Sun, Solar research, however the later satellites were used for other research, including research into the Big Bang theory, and Earth's magnetosphere.Encyclopedia Astronautica - Prognoz
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