[satellite] Tsiklon (meaning cyclone, Циклон) is the first Soviet satellite navigation system, developed in the former Soviet Union and now operated by the Russian Space Forces. From 1967 to 1978 a total of 31 Tsiklon satellites were launched onboard Kosmos-3 and Kosmos-3M rockets, from the Kapustin Yar and Plesetsk launch sites. The ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiklon_(satellite)