Tsiklon (meaningcyclone,Russian:Циклон) is the first Sovietsatellite navigation system, developed in the formerSoviet Union.
From 1967 to 1978 a total of 31 Zaliv satellites were launched onboardKosmos-3 andKosmos-3M rockets, from theKapustin Yar andPlesetsk launch sites.[1] 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.[2]
The successor satellites to Tsiklon wereParus andSfera.[2] Currently, Russia operates theGLONASS system.
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