Command and measurement complex
The command and measurement complex ( Russian Отдельный командно-измерительный комплекс , КИК for short ) is a network of facilities that was built from 1957 on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union to provide the necessary infrastructure for the ground support program of the Sputnik program. It has been headed by Major General Andrei Witruk since 1957 and, in addition to the control center in Bolshevo ( "НИИ-4" or "NII-4"), initially consisted of 13 stationary measuring stations throughout the Soviet Union, so-called scientific measuring points (Russian наземные измерительные пункты , briefly НИП or NIP). There were also eight ships equipped with measuring instruments.
literature
- Boris Chertok: Rockets and People, Volume 3: Hot Days of the Cold War , Washington (NASA History Division) 2009
- US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment (ed.): SALYUT: Soviet Steps Toward Permanent Human Presence in Space , Washington 1983
Web links
- Russian Space Web: Russia's space command and control infrastructure (English)