Russia

June 7, 2020

Launching a Russian military satellite for use in war emergencies

The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) launched a military satellite into space on Friday (May 22nd). Named EKS-4 at 10:31 local time (12:01 Tehran time), it was launched from the Plesetsk space station by the Soyuz-2 space carrier in Leo orbit. EKS-4 is the fourth satellite in the EKS satellite system;

June 14, 2020

RSCC's satellite program to cover remote areas of the Arctic

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) plans to add Arctic coverage to its fleet by ordering four satellites for highly elliptical orbits in late 2020.

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