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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 namedesignator 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.

The Karsteen Observatory was the first Observatory that was purpose built for the DIfW,. openingIt opened in 1978 and undergoingunderwent a major modernisation program in 2015. alongThis withincluded 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.

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.

====DettellohnGänsernweg Geodetic Observatory====

The DettellohnGänsernweg Geodetic Observatory is a smallmedium sized observatory dedicated primarily to geodesy andalong variouswith SLRa andnumber DLBIof antennas available for functionsVLBI. It and is one ofcurrently the largest and most importantadvanced geodetic observatoriesobservatory on UrthGondwana.

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.