Russia's Roscosmos space corporation plans to develop and launch a satellite to study external layers of the sun in 10 years, according to the public procurement portal data. It is noted that the research and development work should be conducted within Russia's federal space program 2016-2025, which prescribes fundamental studies of the sun.
"Implementation period: start – from the moment of the signing of the state contract; deadline – November 25, 2025.
The purpose of the research and development work is to create a space system capable of taking pictures of the solar corona and the transition region in spectral lines of vacuum ultraviolet range which cannot be taken from the Earth's surface," a worksheet on the procurement data portal reads.
Russia's Roscosmos Sets November 23 for Proton Rocket Launch With US Satellite
Russia's Roscosmos space corporation has set November 23 as the launch date for a Proton carrier rocket with a US telecommunications satellite, the corporation's schedule published on Thursday stated.
"The launch of the EchoStar-21 unmanned spacecraft on the Proton-M launch vehicle with the Briz-M upper stage is scheduled from Baikonur on November 23," the schedule states.
EchoStar 21, built by Space Systems/Loral with estimated operational life of 15 years, is expected to extend constellation of Echostar satellites and will provide 2 GHz mobile voice and data communications utilizing S-band transponders mainly with European coverage.
