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Launching from MIR

The Russian MIR spacestation sometimes deploys small payloads into space from the airlocks. These are delivered by cargo rocket, and given a international designator related to that rocket.

Recent small spacecraft launched from the MIR space station include

Apr 1995, GFZ-1, Kayser Threde, Germany.

Nov 1997, Sputnik-PS2, Russian-French joint effort.
1999, Sputnik-PS2, Russian-French joint effort.