Cerdani Space Program
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | August 2, 1949 |
| Jurisdiction | Cerdani Democratic Republic |
| Headquarters | Baikerbanur Kosmodrome |
| Employees | 48,168 |
| Annual budget | C$37.1 billion |
| Agency executive | Richard Friedemann, Administrator of the DDR RFP |
| Website | http://www.ddrkosmos.dr |
The Cerdani Space Program (DDR Raumfahrtprogramm) is the government agency that is responsible for the civilian space program of the Cerdani Democratic Republic as well as for aeronautics research.
The space program has been around since the early 1940s but only consolidated into a single agency in 1949. Since the mid 1950s the program has made steady progress and has launched numerous missions in the solar system.
Launch Vehicles
- Schnee Shuttle; First entered service in 1988.
- Sojus (rocket); First variant entered service in 1965.
- Trägerrakete N1; First entered service in 1977.
- Elektron 8K82; First entered service in 1975.
Spacecraft & Stations
- Erdefreiden; Assembled from 1998-2004.
- Saljut 7; Launched in 2015.
- Sojus; Launched aboard the Sojus rocket.
- Fortschritt; Expendable cargo spacecraft, launched aboard the Sojus rocket.
