Tsiklon (meaning cyclone, russian: Циклон) is the first Soviet

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, developed in the former

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. From 1967 to 1978 a total of 31 Zaliv satellites were launched onboard

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and

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rockets, from the

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and

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launch sites. The project was conceived in the 1950s and the draft proposal was approved in 1962, but was not made operational until 1972 due to delays.Tsiklon
astronautix.com The successor satellites to Tsiklon were

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and

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. Currently, Russia operates the

GLONASS GLONASS (russian: ГЛОНАСС, label=none, ; rus, links=no, Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, r=Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, t=Global Navigation Satellite System) is ...

system.

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