Russia's Mega Space Launch: First Private Satellites Lift Off From Vostochny Cosmodrome | WATCH

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Nov 14, 2026
Today is an important event, completely
commercial launch of the Vostochny Cosmodrome
Coen, MT LAP Company, manufacturer of Steelsoft
and the film satellite, the Satellite company, the SAFK system.
These are high-resolution space imaging devices.
which will allow our government agencies
provide data from Earth images.
It is also important to note that we subsidized part of the launch cost.
in order to assist our private players
and operators to enter the market.
And all of this is part of the implementation of our national project, where ours
The task is to attract AVs and market participants to the maximum extent.
The Cohen spacecraft is designed for
for Earth remote sensing, is unique.
Analogues of such a satellite of socio-economic purpose
has not yet been in the Russian Federation.
The satellite allows a resolution of 0.5 meters per pixel.
what enables providing to the population, regions.
The state and business get the best services for monitoring our planet
for ecological purposes, agriculture, and construction monitoring,
Yes, and in fact in any sector of our economy
Remote soil probing can be applied.
They help improve economic efficiency.
improve the quality of life for people.
Practically throughout our entire country.
Cosmic spacecraft "Kinosputnik" –
It is a small spacecraft weighing 280 kg.
equipped with a high-resolution camera.
This is an absolutely new product in our company.
Modern, meeting space requirements.
The most important point right now is three and a half hours after departure.
It's about catching him on the map, that is, detecting his telemetry.
After that, we have approximately 2.5 to 3 months planned,
And this is a normal process, a natural process.
This needs to be calibrated.
That is, we will select some reference points and photograph them,
and these shots to refine, because
What if we don't get it 100% on the first try?
This is a normal process, it's natural, everyone goes through this.
All satellites with anti-reflective Earth.
And within 3-4 months, he will proceed to commercialization and begin working.
Sometime in March or April.
We are ready to make a full grouping.
spacecraft for the benefit of the state.
We plan to establish a formation by the 2027–2029 timeframe.
Earth remote sensing spacecraft,
optical as well as radar
which will carry out the goals and tasks of the national project "Space,"
For the successful fulfillment of KPIs by Roscosmos
and for the benefit of private business participation in supporting the space industry.
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