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Dagestani Space Program

Dagestani Socialist State

Our nation has always dreamed of reaching the stars and now, we have the resources to do so. Thats why our goverment has officialy started our space program, with some projects already i n preperation

The new position withing our goverment has been opened - Secretary of Space Travel. The person nominated for this position is Maksim Lena.

As we said, our first projects will begin soon and will be reported here.

Dagestani Socialist State

Mission “Orbita materi”

Our first ever satellite has been launched and is currently in orbit!

We have launched it for many reasons, mainly to test out our new rocket and satelite designs as well as our calculations on how to put things in orbit.

Regardles of the goal, we are very proud that our first ever cosmic mission was such a sucess, and more projects are already on the way.

The satelite will have to remain in orbit, as it wasnt designed to be retrieved back to earth.

This is a historic moment for our nation and we hope that this mission is a good sign for the future!

Thessara

Dagestani Socialist State
I’d love to hear how did Dagestan manage to launch a satellite without a space program. Additionally tell me more about the costs.

Dagestani Socialist State

Thessara

Good Afternoon

We have noticed your questions and here are the answers:

1, As we said in the first post, we have a space program and it was in place during the satelite launch. If you want, we can make a post dedicated specificaly to explaining our space program.

2, Since it wasnt anything massive, the cost was about 10000000€$, including the parts, manufacturing process and the launch, so it easliy fits into our nations budget.

Dagestani Socialist State

Mission “Peredacha i obratno” PART 1

That’s right, we have launched a second one!

This one is supposed to test out our new re-entry mechanisms, as well as our new, more durable satelite designs.

This satelite has also been named, its official name from now on is “Siergiej” and it will be put in the space center park after its re-entry.

We have high hopes, as the launch went extremly smoothly. The satelite will complete 1-2 orbits before re-entering.

Currently we have work-in-progress designs for cosmic weapons and our first manned projects are already coming soon.

We hope for the best of this mission and every other one comming in the future!

Dagestani Socialist State

Mission “Peredacha i obratno” PART 2

Just yesterday the satelite “Siergiej” has made its re-entry.

Everything worked properly, except for one thing. The main parachute has rippped during deployment. Luckily, the satelite has been armed with a secondary parachute, so it wasnt as big of a deal, but its still important.

Like we said before, the photos have been retrieved from the satelites computer and the satelite itself has been placed in the space centers park.

We are very proud of this sucessful moment. Not only that, but the future looks very bright ahead. Manned spacecrafts and cosmic weapons are already in development.

Signed:

Maksim Lena, Secretary of Space Travel
Ieronim Mayorov, First Secretary

Novara

SATELLITE SPACE PROGRAM — FULL COST BREAKDOWN Program Duration: 7 Years | Satellite Type: Medium Earth Orbit | Vehicle: Medium-Lift Rocket

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PHASE 1 — AGENCY ESTABLISHMENT & R&D — $620,000,000

Space agency founding & legal charter — $15,000,000 Headquarters construction and fit-out — $80,000,000 Mission research & feasibility studies — $45,000,000 Orbital mechanics & trajectory R&D — $60,000,000 Propulsion technology research — $90,000,000 Materials & structural engineering R&D — $55,000,000 Software & avionics R&D — $70,000,000 Communications systems R&D — $50,000,000 Environmental & radiation testing R&D — $40,000,000 Intellectual property & licensing — $25,000,000 International regulatory approvals (ITU/UN) — $18,000,000 Staff recruitment & initial training — $72,000,000

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PHASE 2 — GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE — $510,000,000

Mission control centre (MCC) construction — $120,000,000 MCC hardware, servers & networking — $65,000,000 Telemetry, tracking & command (TT&C) stations — $80,000,000 Ground antenna arrays (3 global stations) — $55,000,000 Satellite integration & test facility — $70,000,000 Clean room construction & equipment — $40,000,000 Cybersecurity infrastructure — $30,000,000 Power & backup systems (UPS, generators) — $20,000,000 Launch site access & coordination fees — $30,000,000

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PHASE 3 — LAUNCH VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT — $850,000,000

Launch vehicle design & engineering — $120,000,000 Engine development & manufacturing — $180,000,000 Stage structure fabrication — $90,000,000 Fuel systems & plumbing — $45,000,000 Guidance, navigation & control systems — $60,000,000 Payload fairing design & manufacture — $30,000,000 Static fire & engine test campaigns — $80,000,000 Full vehicle integration testing — $50,000,000 Flight software development & validation — $55,000,000 Launch pad construction & equipment — $110,000,000 Fueling & ground support equipment (GSE) — $30,000,000

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PHASE 4 — SATELLITE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION — $680,000,000

Satellite bus design & engineering — $80,000,000 Payload design (instruments/sensors) — $90,000,000 Structure & thermal control fabrication — $50,000,000 Solar panels & power systems — $45,000,000 Onboard computer & avionics — $55,000,000 Communication transponders & antennas — $60,000,000 Propulsion (attitude control / thrusters) — $40,000,000 Sensors, star trackers & gyroscopes — $35,000,000 Flight software & embedded systems — $50,000,000 Satellite assembly (clean room labor) — $55,000,000 Component procurement (electronics, raw materials) — $70,000,000 Spare components & redundancy build — $50,000,000

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PHASE 5 — TESTING & INSPECTIONS — $295,000,000

Vibration & acoustic testing — $35,000,000 Thermal vacuum chamber testing — $40,000,000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing — $20,000,000 Radiation hardness testing — $25,000,000 End-to-end systems integration testing — $40,000,000 Flight readiness reviews (FRR) — $15,000,000 Independent safety inspections — $20,000,000 Third-party certification & audit — $18,000,000 Launch campaign readiness testing — $30,000,000 Post-assembly inspection & rework — $30,000,000 Range safety certification — $22,000,000

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PHASE 6 — LAUNCH OPERATIONS — $185,000,000

Launch vehicle fueling & propellant — $30,000,000 Launch campaign operations (L-30 to L+1) — $35,000,000 Launch site crew & logistics — $20,000,000 Range operations & safety — $15,000,000 Satellite transport & encapsulation — $18,000,000 Mission insurance (launch + 1 year in orbit) — $50,000,000 Contingency launch slot (backup window) — $17,000,000

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SALARIES — FULL 7-YEAR PROGRAM WORKFORCE — $336,000,000

Aerospace engineers (120 staff × 7 years) — $84,000,000 Software & systems engineers (80 staff × 7 years) — $56,000,000 Mission control operators (60 staff × 7 years) — $33,000,000 Scientists & payload specialists (50 staff × 7 years) — $35,000,000 Technicians & assembly workers (100 staff × 7 years) — $42,000,000 Program management & directors (30 staff × 7 years) — $31,000,000 Legal, finance & administration (40 staff × 7 years) — $22,000,000 Security personnel (20 staff × 7 years) — $8,000,000 Contractor & consultant fees — $25,000,000

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ONGOING MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS (7 YEARS) — $196,000,000

MCC operations & utilities — $42,000,000 Ground station maintenance — $28,000,000 IT systems, software licenses & updates — $21,000,000 Facility maintenance & security — $35,000,000 Equipment calibration & replacement — $18,000,000 Communications & data relay network fees — $22,000,000 Travel, logistics & supply chain — $15,000,000 Vehicle & transport fleet maintenance — $15,000,000

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CONTINGENCY RESERVE (10% BUFFER) — $267,200,000

Applied across all phases to account for cost overruns, delays, redesigns, and unforeseen technical failures. Standard practice in all major space programs globally.

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GRAND TOTAL — $3,939,200,000 (approximately $3.94 billion USD)

Dagestani Socialist State

Novara

Where did you get those numbers?!?!

No like, im dead serious, what are your sources. Not only that but these cost include completely unnecesary things and things which are just comletely out of place.

Most of this info is either comparing our project with one of completely diffrent scale, using time scales not true for the mission, not to say most of the information is generaly untrue.

Also, you are using data from the US, which needs way higher costs as a capitalist nation since they require third-party users. We, as a socialist nation generaly dont need to spend nearly as much.

Not only that but as mentiond before, our mission isn’t any modern-day super high-tech mission. You cant compare a seed to a full-blown tree.

And lets not even start on the fact that your reaserch is using data for creating a private space company rather than a national program

From our calculations, the cost per mission is AT MOST €$20 million, so get your data straight and please fact check stuff rather than just copying AI (i see the EM-Dashes)

Novara

With given your budget you can’t even afford the salary for one year for your scientists.

Focus on other projects that your economy can afford and increase your economic power and then launch your own space program

Or collaborate with other nations to share expanses

Novara

Dagestani Socialist State

You’re right that I wasn’t working from cited academic sources. I was generating plausible figures based on general knowledge of real space programs, and I should have been upfront about that rather than presenting them as precise calculations. That’s a fair criticism.

That said, a few of your counterpoints need some scrutiny too.

The socialist vs capitalist cost argument is partially valid. state run programs do cut out private contractor margins but it doesn’t shrink costs as dramatically as you might think. The Soviet space program, ISRO all still spent enormous sums because the core expenses (materials, engineering hours, fuel, testing equipment, facilities) are physical realities, not ideological ones. ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission, often celebrated as the cheapest interplanetary mission ever at $74 million, still cost $74 million, and that was with decades of existing infrastructure, trained personnel, and an established launch vehicle. Starting from zero costs more, not less.

The $20 million per mission figure also needs unpacking. What exactly does per mission include in your calculation? If that’s purely the launch and operational cost assuming all infrastructure already exists, that’s plausible for a very small satellite on a cheap launch. But if you’re calculating a program from scratch as you originally asked, $20 million wouldn’t cover the clean room equipment alone, let alone the ground stations, personnel, or the rocket.

The most legitimate point you raised is scale. If this is a small, low-tech satellite think a basic communications or Earth observation CubeSat-class mission then yes, my figures were wildly overscaled. I modeled a medium-orbit satellite with a domestically built launch vehicle, which is a completely different animal

So rather than going back and forth what exactly is the satellite’s size, purpose, and are you buying a launch or building the rocket yourself? That changes everything

Dagestani Socialist State

Novara

You wanted clarification and i have the answers:

Like we said before, these satelites are more than a test subject rather than anything. The satelite was a rather small one and its purpose was mainly to prove that we can put things in orbit alongside taking some photos. The estimated cost per launch is ~€$10 milion and this price is for launching and building it ourselves (I fact-checked it)

Tho theres one more think i wish to clarify, and thats the space agency. We didnt build it from scratch, the infrastructure was mostly there, just abandoned after the great reset. We just reused and fixed the already existing infrastructure (a practice we already did in other sectors).

Thessara

Arguments aside; the reason why I asked is because with a small state economy, arguably the one of 60+ Million, a satellite launch would be quite costly for a growing economy. Nations with a small economy, usually tend to ask larger economies for assistance. For example, Greece is launching satellites to space via NASA.

Dagestani Socialist State

Thessara

We are kind of early with our space program and there arent many people doing it rn. On the other hand starting it now allows others to cooperate with us for their programs. And while yes, its stresfull for the economy, there isnt a perfect solution to anything.

Rilicon

I’m not gonna act like I know anything about how much space programs cost, but I will say that the Russian Sputnik I, the first satellite to enter orbit, and made by a communist nation, cost approximately 87 million dollars (in modern currency) to create and launch.

Thessara

Dagestani Socialist State This makes much better sense now, thanks for the clarification

Dagestani Socialist State

Mission “Kosmicheskaya pushka” PART 1

After our lost battle in Tanzania, we realized that to win, we need to attack where the’re weak. and thats space.

Thats right, we are militarizing space. We are doing it using our new CML (cosmic missle launcher).

The design is rather simple, with a main canon, storage compartments (4 compartments, each holding 9 missiles) and solar panels to power the launcher.

The cost of production and launch is estimated betwen 20-30 milion €$ and the’re in production as we speak

They will be launched very soon, so stay tuned for that

Signed:

Maksim Lena, Secretary of Space Travel
Ivan Smornov, Secretary of Defence
Ieronim Mayorov, First Secretary

Dagestani Socialist State

Mission “Kosmicheskaya pushka” PART 2

Our CML has officialy been launched, tho with onnly test missiles, as for now, we are only testing it.

While we wait for it to position itself, let us tell you about how it works.

One missile is moved from the storage compartment to the main canon, where its grabbed by electromagnetic arms. Then, its thorwn out using the same arms, at a specific angle to get the best precission. Next, the missle activates and comes falling down back at imense speeds. Before anyone notices, the missle is already back at earth, exploding with its nuclear power.

We now can see the dummy missle coming down. We have inserted cameras inside it to watch the entry. And not long after, the dummy missle crashed down, not far away from where we calculated. And since it will be loaded with a nuclear arsenal, precsision won’t be that big of an issue.

This is revolutionary, as we might be the first nation to militarize space. We wnt be ussing them that much tho, only in exclusive occasions.

Signed:

Ieronim Mayorov, First Secretary
Ivan Smornov, Secretary of Defence
Maksim Lena, Secretary of Space Travel