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RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS MOSCOW 000694 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/JHOWARD 
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: IKI RAN SPACE 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. 
D390536 
 
REFTEL: USDOC 00822 
 
¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided 
below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export 
Administration Act. 
 
¶2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine 
the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, 
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Space Research 
Institute, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on 
BIS license application D390536 as the ultimate 
consignee of 12 pieces of Xilinx device XQ4010E- 
4CB196M. These items are controlled for national 
security and nuclear non-proliferation reasons under 
ECCN 3A001. The licensee is Xilinx Inc., 2100 Logic 
Drive, San Jose, CA 95124. 
 
¶3. On March 11, 2008, Export Control Attache Peter 
Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the 
requested pre-license check at the offices of (RAS) 
Space Research Institute, 84/32 Profsoyuznaya st., 
Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with 
Mikhail Kudelin, Project Manager in Phobos-Grunt 
Laboratory's Optico-Physical Department. 
 
¶4. The Russian Academy of Science (RAS), Space 
Research Institute is one of the leading organizations 
in the field of investigations of Outer Space, Solar 
System planets and other objects of the Universe.  The 
Space Research Institute (IKI) is primarily in charge 
of long-range planning and elaboration of space 
research programs, of which a considerable part is 
performed within the framework of international space 
research cooperation.  The Space Research Institute 
takes part in the Federal Space Program that is being 
formed by the RAS Space Council and by the appropriate 
sections of this Council together with the Federal 
Space Agency (Roscosmos). The Space Research Institute 
of the Russian Academy of Science has cooperated in 
projects with Russia's Federal Space Agency (FSA), 
NASA and European Space Agency (ESA). 
 
¶5. Mikhail Kudelin described the Optio-Physical 
Department's role in the Phobos-Grunt mission as being 
involved in both the launch vehicle and return module; 
together with all related research leading up to the 
2009 launch date.  Mikhail Kudelin stated that 2 of 
the 12 Xilinx device XQ4010E-aCB196M will be placed on 
the launch vehicle and 2 on the return module.  The 8 
other devices will be used up during the research, 
development and testing stages leading up to the 
launch date in 2009.  The Xilinx parts will be 
integrated in the Research Space Craft Altitude 
Control System and are consistent with the current 
research projects designs. 
 
¶6. Recommendations: Post recommends Russian Academy of 
Sciences (RAS) Space Research Institute, Moscow, 
Russia, as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. 
origin commodities. It is requested that post be 
notified of final disposition of the application, and 
of any shipments for this organization in order to 
conduct appropriate FCS follow-up and statistical 
reporting. 
(FCS MOSCOW/MOGRADY/PLISTON) 
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