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November 20, 2012

How many Russian Earth observation satellites will be in orbit by 2015?
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 20, 2012
The launch of the Resurs-P spacecraft was postponed till the first quarter of 2013. This remote sensing satellite was to replace the Resurs-DK Number 1 spacecraft launched in 2006, which has already gone beyond its warranty period. Roskosmos plans to restore the group of remote sensing satellites by 2015-17, but apparently new spacecraft launch dates continue to be postponed. The press-service of the Federal Space Agency informs that the launch of the Resurs-P remote sensing satellite will be post ... read more

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