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15th Special Purpose Aerospace Forces Army
15-я армия Воздушно-космические силы особого назначения
Active2011–present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Space Forces
Garrison/HQMoscow
Military unit

The 15th Special Purpose Aerospace Forces Army (Russian: 15-я армия Воздушно-космические силы особого назначения) is a military formation of the Russian Space Forces formed on December 1, 2011. It is headquartered in Moscow.

The purpose of the unit is to operate ballistic missile early warning systems and to conduct other military operations relevant to the space domain, including satellite command and control.

History

The unit was created on December 1, 2011, as a unit directly under the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). In 2015 when the Russian Space Forces were reestablished the 15th Aerospace Forces Army was reassigned to the Space Command.

Structure

Structure of the unit as of 2019:

References

  1. "15 армия Воздушно-космических сил особого назначения отметила своё 10-летие и начало зимнего периода обучения". function.mil.ru (in Russian). 2021-12-01.
  2. "ГЛОНАСС против GPS. Полковник ВКС о состоянии российского военного космоса". life.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-22.
  3. ^ "ВОЗДУШНО-КОСМИЧЕСКИЕ СИЛЫ (ВКС) РОССИИ. ЧАСТЬ 1". old.defence-ua.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. "Генерал ВКС: Никто пока не способен подслушать переговоры РФ в космосе - "Life.ru" — информационный портал". life.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-22.
  5. "Первое знамя объединения вручено 15-й армии ВКС особого назначения". function.mil.ru (in Russian). 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  6. "Космические войска". structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
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