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Line 1: {{WIP}} {{Infobox ~~organization~~space agency \| name = Cerdani Space Exploration Institute \| native_name = Deurtsches Institut für Weltraumforschung \| logo = East Cerdani Emblem.svg▼ \| abbreviation = DIfW ▲\| logo = ~~East~~DIFW ~~Cerdani Emblem~~Logo.svg \| logo_caption = DIFW Emblem \| logo2 = DIFW Logotype.svg \| logo2_caption = DIFW logotype \| motto = \| type = Space Agency \| formation = 18 September 1959 \| status = \| ~~purpose~~motto = ~~Space~~"For peace and ~~Exploration~~progress" \| ~~location~~ jurisdiction = ~~Prince Stefan~~[[Volkskammer\|Volkskammer ~~Air~~der ~~Station~~DDR]] \| ~~region~~spaceports = [[Dettellohn Launch Station]], =Halle ~~East~~Rocket ~~Cerdani~~Facility \| owner = [[East Cerdani\|Cerdani Democratic Republic]] \| language = \| leader_title = General Manager Line 23 ⟶ 27: The DIfW was formed in 1959 as a merger of the civilian Cosmos Institute and the [[National People's Army]]'s Ballistics Research Laboratory into a single state institution for better co-ordination and operation. The Institute achieved their first orbit of the Urth in 1963 and subsequently sent the first Cerdan and East Cerdan into space in 1968. In 2022 with the formation of the [[Gondwanan Space Agency]] certain aspects of the Institute's functions were placed under the jurisdiction of the GSA, although the with DIfW still retaining control and management independent of the GSA for most facilities and space equipment. ==History== Line 39 ⟶ 44: ==Current Projects== The DIfW's program ~~largely~~ falls into various different operations including a highly classified military satellite series and complex interplanetary exploration missions. DIfW satellites, launch vehicles and equipment are typically named after important events in Cerdani ~~Socialist~~Communist and ~~Communist~~Socialist ~~Events~~history. ====Victorious August Satellite Array==== Line 46 ⟶ 51: ====Rote Stufen Military Satellites==== The Rote Stufen are highly classified military and spy satellites known to comprise of ELINT, radar, communication and imaging satellites. The satellites operate in varying orbits depending on their role. Rote Stufen is an only used as an internal name, internationally and officially the satellites are given a Kosmos ~~name~~designator and unique number such as Kosmos 453 to mask their true role. The first known Kosmos satellite launched in 1966 and have launched every year since barring the 3 year moratorium due to the Space Debris Crisis. ====Volksmacht Satellites==== Line 55 ⟶ 60: ====Karstseen Observatory==== The Karsteen Observatory was the first Observatory that was purpose built for the DIfW,. ~~opening~~It opened in 1978 and ~~undergoing~~underwent a major modernisation program in 2015. ~~along~~This ~~with~~included the construction of three new telescopes on site bringing the total number of telescopes at the site in 2022 to four. The observatory conducts a wide range of activities from local solar system monitoring to infrared and radio observations of the universe. ====IFWR-500==== The IFWR-500 is a large radio telescope comprised of a 500 meter diameter dish located in a natural karst sinkhole. The IFWR-500 is one of the largest radio telescopes on Urth and is key to radio astronomy. ====~~Dettellohn~~Gänsernweg Geodetic Observatory==== The ~~Dettellohn~~Gänsernweg Geodetic Observatory is a ~~small~~medium sized observatory dedicated primarily to geodesy ~~and~~along ~~various~~with ~~SLR~~a ~~and~~number ~~DLBI~~of antennas available for ~~functions~~VLBI. It ~~and~~ is ~~one of~~currently the largest and most ~~important~~advanced geodetic ~~observatories~~observatory on ~~Urth~~Gondwana. ==Interkosmos Program== The Interkosmos Program is a relatively unique and specialised program of the DIfW that provides free or low-cost spaceflight access to friendly nations, typically other socialist and communist nations that do not have their own space launch capabilities. Although often comprising manned missions it also has included launches of satellites and unmanned payloads for other nations. ==Launch Capabilities==