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§7.2 Organisation

The Space Troops are one of the three components of the VKS.

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ComponentTask
Space Troops (Kosmicheskiye voyska, KV)Launching and operating military satellites, missile warning, space surveillance
Plesetsk CosmodromeThe main military launch site (high inclinations, also Molniya and Tundra orbits)
Main Missile Attack Warning CentreGround radars (including Voronezh) together with the Kupol satellites
Main Space Reconnaissance CentreSpace surveillance with the optical Okno complex (Tajikistan) and Krona, among others