Private Russian company Sputniks (part of the Sitronics Group) will launch 28 spacecraft into Earth orbit in the fall, some of which are designed to track shipping. reports about it TASS.
The satellites will be launched into orbit using the Soyuz-2.1b rocket, which is scheduled to launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in November.
24 satellites will be part of the SITRO-AIS constellation. It is equipped with equipment that monitors shipping, including on the Northern Sea Route. The company stated that after the launch, this group will currently consist of 52 spacecraft.
Student cube satellites will also be sent into orbit. They were launched as part of the Space-Pi program to test various technologies.
Falcon 9 vehicle was successfully launched on September 25 appeared 20 satellites of the Starlink broadband Internet access system are in low Earth orbit. Recently, the scientific journal Astronomy&Astrophysics wroteHe said the new Starlink satellites produce serious radio interference that interferes with space observations.
It was previously in the interest of the Russian Armed Forces in 2024 started More than 800 satellites.