Launched between 1972 and 1985 to study the Earth's radiation belts and the solar wind.
In the scientific community, refers to a series of Soviet and Russian solar-research satellites launched between 1972 and 1996.
The company is still cited as a pioneer in bringing Russian-developed enterprise software to the global stage, particularly in the niche of macro-economic modeling.
Today, the name "Prognoz" remains synonymous with forecasting (the literal translation of the Russian word прогноз ).