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Military store-dump comsat

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  • Strela-1 Russian military store-dump communications satellite. Military Communication satellite, Russia. Launched 1964 - 1965.
  • Strela-2 Russian military store-dump communications satellite. Military Communication, store dump satellite, Russia. Launched 1965 - 1968.
  • Strela-1M Russian military store-dump communications satellite. 3 Military Communication satellite, Russia. Launched 1970 - 1992.
  • Strela-2M Russian military store-dump communications satellite. Military Communication, store dump satellite, Russia. Launched 1970 - 1994.
  • Strela-3 Russian military store-dump communications satellite. Said to have initially been developed for the GRU. Military Communication satellite built by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) for VKS, Russia. Launched 1985 - 2012.
  • GLOMR American military store-dump communications satellite. Experimental communication satellite built by DSI, Rockwell for DARPA, USAF STP (Space Test Program), USA. Launched 1985. Used GLOMR Bus (62-sided polyhedron, unstabilized, body mounted solar cells).
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