Wishing to satisfy the legitimate curiosity of journalists, the scientist also spoke about the Belarusian Earth detection satellites, which are already included in the launch programs for the coming years, reports BELTA .
Currently, he said, Belarusian specialists are working in tandem with Russian colleagues on the design and manufacture of a satellite with a resolution of 0.5 meters, and the task of designing an ultra – high resolution of 0.35 meters has been fixed for the future.
True, if the first device is about to be sent to the spaceport in the near future, then the launch of a satellite with a resolution of 0.35 meters can take place only in five to six years. Moreover, Shumilin pointed out, there are practically no such technologies in the world yet. And his colleague, deputy director of production of geoinformation systems, Igor Strashko, added that the scientists of the two brotherly countries “create not only a device, but a year-long space system.”
In addition, the launch of the second student satellite is included in the plans of space engineers in the very near future, he said.
The birth of the firstborn of nuclear energy in Belarus, he said, placed before university science the task of developing technologies for launching microsatellites to test state surveillance around the nuclear power plant in low orbit.
Shumilin also spoke about the progress of preparations for the Belarusian cosmonaut’s flight. “All major procedures have been completed, two women have been selected for the flight,” he confirmed.
“Sending a cosmonaut, we strive for him to use equipment designed and manufactured in Belarus. In particular, testing and studying the Belarusian SOVA equipment, which was developed in the system of the Ministry of Education , will be carried out,” said the scientist.
For the Republic of Belarus, studies not only of the upper layers of the atmosphere, but also of forests are relevant. “In Belarus, more than forty percent of the territory is covered with forests. It is not always possible to recognize from below when their disease begins. And the latest technologies allow us to see the onset of such processes from the space and to take action in a timely manner,” noted the Academician-Secretary.
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