Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre
| Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre | |
|---|---|
Glavny Ispytatelny Tsentr Ispytany i Upravleniya Kosmicheskimi Sredstvami (GITSIU COP) | |
| Krasnoznamensk in Russia | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Satellite Control Centre |
| Owner | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Controlled by | Russian Space Forces |
| Condition | Operational |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°35′38″N 37°02′49″E / 55.594°N 37.047°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| Events | Orbital station Mir |
The Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre (Russian: Главный испытательный центр испытаний и управления космическими средствами (ГИЦИУ КС), romanized: Glavny Ispytatelny Tsentr Ispytany i Upravleniya Kosmicheskimi Sredstvami (GITSIU COP)) (also referenced as the Titov Space Control Centre and Titov Space Centre) is the main Russian military and commercial satellite control centre. It is run by the Russian Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Located roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Moscow in closed town of Krasnoznamensk, the centre was built in 1957 as part of the Soviet space program, and was known by the name of Golitsyno-2.