Russian Military Space Activity

Chapter 1

USE OF SPACE EXPLORATION IN THE MILITARY PURPOSES

1.1. Capability of space means for the solution of problems of military character

1.2. Classification and functions of space systems of military purpose(assignment)

Chapter 2

CAPABILITIES OF THE ANALYSIS OF THE MILITARY SPACE PROGRAMS

2.1. International legal regulation of use of space exploration in the military purposes

2.2. Interrelation between target problems and external attributes of space systems

2.3. Sources of the information about space objects

Chapter 3

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPACE ACTIVITY IN USSR AND RUSSIA

3.1. Development of rocket engineering in 40-60s - organizational background of the space program USSR

3.2. Organization of space activity in 60-80s

3.3. Reorganization of a control system from middle of the 80-th years before disintegration of USSR

3.4. Transformation of a control system of space activity after disintegration of USSR

3.5. Organization of space activity in Russian Federation

Chapter 4

A SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE

4.1. Ground complex of maintenance of launch and control of space vehicles

4.2. Ranges

  • Means of support of space launches of the 5-th State test space port ("Baikonur")
  • Means of support of space launches of the 4-th State central range ("Kapustin Yar")
  • Complex of support of space launches of the 53-rd State test range and 1-st State test space port ("Plesetsk")
  • Means of support of space start-up of the 2-nd State test space port ("Free")

4.3. Command-measuring complex

4.4. Search and rescue complex

Chapter 5

LAUNCHERS

5.1. Launch Vehicles on the basis of the R-7 and R-7A intercontinental ballistic missiles

5.2. Launch Vehicles on the basis of R-12 ballistic missile

5.3. Launch Vehicles on the basis of R-14 ballistic missile

5.4. Launch Vehicles of UR-500 family

5.5. Launch Vehicles on the basis of R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile

5.6. Launch Vehicles 11K77 ("Zenit")

5.7. Launch Vehicles 11K25 ("Energia")

5.8. Launch Vehicles of "Rokot"

Chapter 6

SPACE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS

6.1. Optical reconnaissance

  • Capability of space systems of optical reconnaissance
  • Space vehicles of "Zenit" family
  • Complexes topographical and earthresource shooting on base of "Zenit" space vehicle
  • Space vehicles of "Yantar" family
- Space vehicle for detail photoreconnaissance
- Space vehicle for optical-electronic reconnaissance
- Space vehicle for cartographical shooting "Yantar-1KFT" ("Kometa")
  • Perspective space vehicle of optical reconnaissance
- Space vehicle of the sixth generation
- Space vehicle of the "seventh" generation
- Space vehicle 11F664

6.2. Use of manned vehicles

6.3. Image radar reconnaissance

6.4. Radio engineering and radioreconnaissance

6.5. System of marine space reconnaissance and target destination

6.6. Space means of the control behind application of the nuclear weapon

Chapter 7

SPACE MEANS OF A DEFENSE

7.1. System for the rocket attack warning

7.2. Space vehicles for radars calibration and adjustment

  • DS-P1-Yu and DS-P1-I space vehicle
  • Space vehicle launched by 11K65M LV
  • Space vehicle launched by 11K68 LV

Chapter 8

BATTLE SPACE SYSTEMS

8.1. Impact systems of a class "Space-to-Earth"

8.2. System of countermeasuring for space objects

8.3. Space based anti-missile system

Chapter 9

SPACE SYSTEMS OF MAINTENANCE

9.1. Space systems of communication and transmission of information

  • System with transponders on low-altitude orbits
  • System with transponders on high-elliptical orbits
  • System with transponders on geostationary orbit

9.2. Navigational systems

  • System of the first generation
  • System of the second generation

9.3. System of geodetic maintenance

  • Complex "Sphere"
  • Complex "Musson"
  • Passive space vehicle "Etalon"

9.4. System of meteorologic observation

  • System with space vehicle on low-altitude orbits

9.5. System of the collecting for oceanographic information