The Russian space program is at a dead end: the incident of space exploration
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29038/2524-2679-2019-02-28-38Keywords:
USA, Russia, Soviet Union, space rivalry, cold war, ecology, programsAbstract
Outer space programs pursued by leading powers have been oriented towards military objectives from the very beginning. In the Soviet Union, unable to compete with the United States in terms of sea power, space assets were harnessed to create an asymmetric response – the reconnaissance-strike complex, dedicated to destroy carrier battle groups. The satellites were designated to detect and trace American vessels. In the post-Cold war era, Russia has been trying to maintain the maritime surveillance potential, considered as a crucial part of military capabilities. Nowadays, albeit not without difficulty, the new generation of surveillance satellites is deployed, what indicates a non-decreasing role of satellite systems in conducting naval operations. The aim of the paper is to describe the assumptions, implementation and service record of Soviet and Russian maritime surveillance satellites, and to discuss the development perspectives in comparison to recent global trends.
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