Novosibirsk State University (NSU) plans to start production of small spacecraft in 2024. According to the information received, the project will be implemented within the framework of the activities of NSU Advanced Engineering School (ESE). portal Government of the Novosibirsk region.
According to Professor Sergei Golovin, director of NSU NIS, the university will first start producing equipment for satellites, and then the orbital equipment itself.
The head of the institution noted that Novosibirsk engineers will have to ensure the stable operation of the data transfer system between devices of objects (the so-called Internet) in the Russian Federation and beyond.
At NSU, on the basis of the Small Spacecraft Joint Laboratory, two small satellites “NORBI-1” and “NORBI-2” have already been developed. Both devices were successfully launched into orbit in 2020 and 2023.
In 2024, NSU NIS experts plan to develop projects on the development of Russian sensors and sensors for the implementation of artificial intelligence in production processes, automation, oil production and condition monitoring of equipment, environmental monitoring and analysis of carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
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