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Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya

Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya owned 100 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

Soviet UnionMoskvaGCAT code IKI

Payloads owned, by decade

2048198221
1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Deep space63
Astronomy10
Space science8

Main programs

SO-M124V-1104V-1A84V-1 SA8E-8-573M7E-843M SA41F3E-6M2E-6LF2E-6LS2

Best-known spacecraft

60 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Venera 71970-060AAug 17, 1970IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 91966-006AJan 31, 1966IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 31971-049AMay 28, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 252023-118AAug 10, 2023IKIRussiaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 41967-058AJun 12, 1967IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 161970-072ASep 12, 1970IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 91975-050AJun 8, 1975IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 21971-045AMay 19, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Fobos-Grunt2011-065ANov 8, 2011IKIRussiaDeep spaceReentered attached to another object
Luna 241976-081AAug 9, 1976IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 81972-021AMar 27, 1972IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 211973-001AJan 8, 1973IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 51969-001AJan 5, 1969IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 171970-095ANov 10, 1970IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 201972-007AFeb 14, 1972IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Luna 151969-058AJul 13, 1969IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 101975-054AJun 14, 1975IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 131966-116ADec 21, 1966IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 61969-002AJan 10, 1969IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 61973-052AAug 5, 1973IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 111978-084ASep 9, 1978IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 121966-094AOct 22, 1966IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 141968-027AApr 7, 1968IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 111966-078AAug 24, 1966IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 121978-086ASep 14, 1978IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 131981-106AOct 30, 1981IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Kosmos 4821972-023AMar 31, 1972IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Mars 41973-047AJul 21, 1973IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 181971-073ASep 2, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 191971-082ASep 28, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 51973-049AJul 25, 1973IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 71973-053AAug 9, 1973IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 221974-037AMay 29, 1974IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Luna 231974-084AOct 28, 1974IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 141981-110ANov 4, 1981IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 151983-053AJun 2, 1983IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Astron1983-020AMar 23, 1983IKISoviet UnionAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Venera 161983-054AJun 7, 1983IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Phobos 21988-059AJul 12, 1988IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Vega 11984-125ADec 15, 1984IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Kosmos 3591970-065AAug 22, 1970IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Kosmos 4191971-042AMay 10, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceReentered attached to another object
Vega 21984-128ADec 21, 1984IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Phobos 11988-058AJul 7, 1988IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Granat1989-096ADec 1, 1989IKISoviet UnionAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Kosmos 3001969-080ASep 23, 1969IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Kosmos 1671967-063AJun 17, 1967IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Koronas-Foton2009-003AJan 30, 2009IKIRussiaAstronomyIn orbit
Kosmos 1591967-046AMay 16, 1967IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Interkosmos 161976-076AJul 27, 1976IKISoviet UnionAstronomyReentered (orbital decay)
CORONAS-F2001-032AJul 31, 2001IKIRussiaAstronomyReentered (orbital decay)
CORONAS-I1994-014AMar 2, 1994IKIRussiaAstronomyReentered (orbital decay)
Prognoz 91983-067AJul 1, 1983IKISoviet UnionAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Interball-11995-039AAug 2, 1995IKIRussiaSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Interball Auroral Probe1996-050CAug 29, 1996IKIRussiaSpace scienceIn orbit
SA Marsa-31971-049EMay 28, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 2 Lander1971-045DMay 19, 1971IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Luna-20 KT1972-007EFeb 14, 1972IKISoviet UnionDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Prognoz 11972-029AApr 14, 1972IKISoviet UnionSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Prognoz 21972-046AJun 29, 1972IKISoviet UnionSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space

The 60 best documented of 93 spacecraft with a page on this site.

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).