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.