Russia may launch its first Earth remote sensing satellite in 2012

Russia’s first Earth remote sensing satellite, the Kondor, may be launched in January 2012, a space official said on Thursday. “We are developing Kondor and Arkon [satellites],” deputy head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Anatoly Shilov said. “Arkon is a distant future, but Kondor will hopefully fly in January.” The Kondor is an 800 […]