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Kosmos 291, the Glossary

Kosmos 291 (Космос 291 meaning Cosmos 291), was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons.^[1]

Anti-satellite weapon

Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic or tactical purposes.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

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Istrebitel Sputnikov, or IS (Истребитель спутников, ИС, meaning "destroyer of satellites"), was a Soviet anti-satellite weapons programme which led to the deployment of the IS-A or I2P system during the 1970s and 1980s. Kosmos 291 and Istrebitel Sputnikov are Istrebitel Sputnikov program.

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Satellite

A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Tsyklon

The Tsyklon ("Cyclone", also known as Tsiklon), GRAU index 11K67, was a Soviet-designed expendable launch system, primarily used to put Cosmos satellites into low Earth orbit in the late-1960s.

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