ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow region/, August 16 (Itar-Tass) — Director of the Samara-based TsSKB Progress space-rocket enterprise Alexander Kirilin said there have been no changes in the timeframe for the launch of a Resurs-II remote sensing satellite, planned for the first half of 2012.
The satellite manufacturer’s launch schedule gives priority to two launches of Resurs-II units, which are superior to the previous models because of new systems of multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imaging.
“Whereas we presently have a 27-kilometer capture range, these units’ range will extend to 38 kilometers,” Kirilin said, adding that “by their basic performance characteristics, they are no worse than foreign models.”