Krasnoznamensk (russian: Краснозна́менск) is a

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Golitsyno-2'' (until 1994).

History

It was granted town status in 1981. It was known until 1994 as Golitsyno-2 ().

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Krasnoznamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Krasnoznamensk is incorporated as Krasnoznamensk Urban Okrug.Law #205/2004-OZ

Military

The town hosts a reserve mission control center and a primary mission control center for military satellites, the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Center (compare the United States'

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), which is reflected in its

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Notable residents

* Irina Toneva (born 1977), singer

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Closed cities Naukograds