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The Center for operation of space ground-based infrastructure (TsENKI) is the organisation exploiting the Baikonur cosmodrome, based on an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan.

It is the result of a merger of the «TsENKI» center and the «Scientific and Research Institute of Applied Mechanics named after  Academician V.I. Kuznetsov».

The mission of the TsENKI center is:

• to preserve and develop the scientific, industrial and technological potential of the Russian space industry,
• concentration and the effective use of intellectual, industrial and financial resources for the implementation of programs in space and ground systems,
• improving the quality of operation of the Baikonur cosmodrome and works  related to launches of spacecrafts.