Gurwin-1
Start
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Gurwin-1
Type: Communications
Techsat (Technology Satellite) or Gurwin were microsatellites built aby students of the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) institute at Haifa.
Location
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1651 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
Agency
Russian Space Forces
Type: Government
Abbreviation: VKS
Administration: Aleksandr Golovko
Founded: 1992
Country: RUS
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
