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Title:
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Soviet & Russian space-support ship covers and cachets
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Authors:
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Jim Reichman, Author ;
Alec Bartos, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : American Astrophilately, 2014
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Series:
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Philatelic study report
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Size:
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295 p. / ill / 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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HE6184.C25
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Subjects:
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Astronautics and state--Russia (Federation)
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Astronautics and state--Soviet Union
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Cachets (Philately)
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Covers (Philately)
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Stamp collections
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Description:
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The Soviet Union space mission planners opted to create ship-based satellite tracking stations rather than negotiate with countries around the world to build a ground-based network to augment their in-country, ground-based tracking capabilities. Such ships performed a number of space-related support functions typically lumped together and called tracking, telemetry, and commanding, typically abbreviated TT&C. Many of these Soviet TT&C ships carried hand-stamping devices which were used to apply cachets to the covers created on or carried onboard their ships.
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