Today, January 11, CNEWS, citing its sources, reported that the latest space nanosatellite Svyatobor-1, developed on the OrbiCraft-Pro platform of Sputniks, has been assembled and is ready for various tests. This spacecraft was created with the support of the Innovation Promotion Foundation as part of the Space-Pi project of the Planet Watch program – it is aimed at attracting schoolchildren and students to the study of space technologies. And if the development passes all stages of pre-launch tests, then in the first half of 2023 it will be sent into orbit to complete the assigned tasks.
It is worth noting that this nanosatellite was created specifically to track forest fires, as well as other natural disasters in Russia. To do this, the nanosatellite was equipped with a special thermal imaging camera, which will allow specialists to quickly identify thermal anomalies on the surface of the planet. In addition, the satellite was also equipped with a color camera in the visible range – it is necessary in order to shoot fires directly from orbit. And in order to be able to correct the orbit of this satellite from the Earth, the developers also put a VERA plasma engine on it.
In the event that the satellite is still sent into orbit at the appointed time, the device will allow you to quickly respond to fires, and students and schoolchildren will get real experience in controlling the spacecraft. Yes, and at the Moscow Institute of National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, they said that Svyatobor-1 will not be the only project under this program – a new generation spacecraft is already being developed.
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