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| | Araks military spacecraft |
 | | According to Lavochkin, the Arkon's high-altitude orbit, which stunned independent observers of Cosmos-2344, allows the satellite to scan wide areas on the surface of the Earth, and to cover the same regions during different orbital passes, as well as to look at the same targets from different angles. |
 | | The Arkon's high orbit also allows the craft to "watch" the same target during dozens of minutes on each pass, instead of shorter periods of time for traditional spy satellites. |
 | | Even though NPO Lavochkin identified Cosmos-2344 as the Arkon, this is apparently a "marketing" name of the platform, which is applied to a civilian reincarnation of the spacecraft. |
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