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The device will allow you to obtain high-resolution images of the Earth – for studying natural resources, monitoring emergencies and creating maps
Today, March 29, the rocket «Soyuz-2.1b» with the Earth remote sensing spacecraft «Resurs-P» No. 4, which was assembled yesterday, was transported to the launch complex of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. After installing the rocket in a vertical position, specialists continued preparing it for launch.
Launch of the launch vehicle «Soyuz-2.1b» with satellite «Resurs-P» No. 4 is scheduled for March 31 at 12:36 Moscow time. It is designed for highly detailed, wide-spectrum and hyperspectral optical-electronic observation of the Earth's surface and allows you to take images with a resolution of 70 cm. The first three satellites of the «Resurs-P» were launched from 2013 to 2016