Mendeleevo Laser Ranging Station

The Mendeleevo laser-ranging station is operated by Russia's National Research Institute for Physical-Technical and Radio Engineering Measurements, VNIIFTRI. ILRS identifies it as MDVS, station 1874, with DOMES reference 12309S003. The site provides satellite laser ranging from a fixed ground reference near Mendeleevo. The individual station profile supplies the displayed coordinates and identifies the operating research institute; the record represents the physical station rather than the institute as an organisation. Sources: [ILRS station profile](https://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/network/stations/active/MDVS_station_info.html); [ILRS operational station inventory](https://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/network/stations/active/index.html). Sources checked 17 October 2026.