Sergei Zolotoy, director of the Geoinformation Systems initiative of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, in an interview with the STV channel, said that the joint launch of a Earth remote sensing satellite with Russia is planned for 2028.
“The dates are scheduled now, but the task is to make it faster,” he says. TASS her words.
He noted that the launch of the satellite will depend on how quickly components can be purchased. According to him, 90% of them are local.
Zolotoy added that the working design of the device is currently underway.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in December approved He plans to send a Belarusian cosmonaut to the International Space Station in 2023.
Later, President of the National Academy of Sciences of the country Vladimir Gusakov declarationThat the first cosmonaut from Belarus should be a girl.