Pluton complex

Distant space communications centre

Truly with cosmic speed time rushes, rapidly moving us away from past events and achievements of mankind. On October 4, 1957, the world’s first Soviet artificial satellite opened the way for humanity to a new, boundless natural environment – space. Less than four years later, on April 12, 1961, man made his first flight into outer space. The name of this man is Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin. This flight was followed by others, and each of them contributed to the development of space, was the climb to the next step of the ladder leading to the stars. Over the years, humanity has made a giant step in the exploration and exploration of outer space. Spaceships have paved roads to the planets of the solar system, earthlings have repeatedly visited the moon. The day is not far off when a human foot will set foot on the surface of Mars. Space is increasingly entering our lives. From space, we receive television signals, use navigation devices to determine our location, get accurate weather forecasts and much more. Perhaps not everyone knows that the control of spacecraft is carried out from the Earth with the help of the command-measuring complex, abbreviated as CFC. The CFC includes separate command and measurement complexes – OKIK, equipped with equipment for controlling spacecraft. OKIK is located throughout the former Union. One of the unique OKIK is located on the Black Sea coast, near the city of Evpatoria and is called the Center for Long-Range Space Communications - CDC.