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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.
==History==
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====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 and unique number such as Kosmos 453. 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====
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