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This paper gives a concise overview of the robotic spacecraft that were the backbone of the priority position of the Soviet Union in space research in the 20th century. A brief description is given of the current and future spacecraft designed by NPO Lavochkin for fundamental studies of the Moon, planets, and small bodies of the Solar System, and for research in the field of astrophysics.
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Original Russian Text © V.V. Khartov, 2011, published in Vestnik FGUP NPO imeni S.A. Lavochkina, 2011, No. 3, pp. 3–10.
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Khartov, V.V. A new stage in the development of robotic spacecraft for fundamental space research. Sol Syst Res 46, 451–457 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094612070143
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