TheRKA Mission Control Center(Russian:Центруправленияполётами), also known by its acronym ЦУП (TsUP) is themission control centerof theRussian Federal Space Agency. It is located inKorolyov. It contains an active control room for theInternational Space Station. It also houses a memorial control room for theMirspace station where the last few orbits of Mir before it burned up in the atmosphere are shown on the display screens. TsUP provides practical flight control for spacecraft of several different classes: manned orbital complexes, spaceships, space probes and civilian and scientific satellites. At the same time it carries out scientific and engineering research and development of methods, algorithms and tools for control problems, ballistics and navigation.
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