| EXPECTED EXPERIMENT 
                          RESULTS | 
                      
                       
                        | URAGAN | 
                         Generation 
                          of computer-aided data bases on the recorded catastrophic 
                          events. Preliminary working out decoding criteria for 
                          downlinked images of catastrophes along with their classification. | 
                      
                       
                        |  RELAKSATSIA | 
                         Investigation 
                          of optical phenomena in atmosphere occurring during 
                          re-entry of bodies into rarefied upper atmosphere. | 
                      
                       
                        |  MOLNIYA-SM | 
                         Investigation 
                          of lightning discharges in the Earth's atmosphere and 
                          lower ionosphere. | 
                      
                       
                        | VSPLESK | 
                        Monitoring seismic effects of high-energy particle bursts in near-Earth space. | 
                      
					   
                        | IMPULS | 
                        Modification of ionosphere by pulsed plasma sources. | 
                      
					  
                        | Plasma-Progress | 
                        Investigation of reflecting characteristics of spacecraft plasma environment with the onboard thrusters operating by the ground observation facility. |