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==== Fully-operational TARs ====
==== Fully-operational TARs ====
By 1968, both Britain and Russia had fully operational TARs. The British TAR, named GT22 Albion, was first deployed in a high-security base in Cyprus, while the Russian equivalent, the Hranitel-H10, was stationed in a newly constructed facility in the Ural Mountains.
By 1968, both Britain and Russia had fully operational TARs. The British TAR, named GT22 Albion, was first deployed in a high-security base in Cyprus, while the Russian equivalent, the Hranitel-H10, was stationed in a newly constructed facility in the Ural Mountains. In 1978, ANAN launched the Atahensic, which carried the first manmade satellite, Quetzalcoatl-1, into space.


{{Gallery|File:GT22Albion.jpg|Britain's GT22 Albion (1968)|File:HranitelH5.jpg|Russia's Hranitel-H5 (1968)|File:ANAN_ICBM.jpg|ANAN's Transatmospheric rocket launch (1978), carrying Quetzalcoatl-1, the first manmade satellite|align=center|title=Transatmospheric Rockets}}
{{Gallery|File:GT22Albion.jpg|Britain's GT22 Albion (1968)|File:HranitelH5.jpg|Russia's Hranitel-H5 (1968)|File:ANAN_ICBM.jpg|ANAN's Atahensic TAR (1978), carrying Quetzalcoatl-1, the first manmade satellite|align=center|title=Transatmospheric Rockets}}


== Impact ==
== Impact ==