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Friday, June 01, 2012

An early-warning satellite command center opens up


Eastern command center
The second command center of the space-based early-warning system is reported to have entered combat duty on 30 April 2012. The command center is located near Komsomolsk-on-Amur (see the map below).

Its Western counterpart, known as Serpukhov-15, is located near Kurilovo in the Kaluga region.

According to the report quoted above, construction of the Eastern command center began in 1981. In 1991, the center entered trials and on December 10, 2002 began experimental combat service.

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