On October 04, 2102 55 years from the date of the start of the first artificial satellite of the Earth all world celebrate the beginnings of a cosmic era.

 

We congratulate all colleagues on this significant event directly related to the starting of space geodesy, space imaging, remote sensing of Earth and geophysical, meteorological, geological and many other space projects. It is pleasant that this event gave rise to creation and development of satellite radio navigation systems. Our especial congratulations to Victor Savinikh, Russian astronaut, Head of Geodesy section of the National Geophysical Committee.

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